2006 Policy Priorities:
Bringing an End to AIDS

2006 Federal Policy Priorities

2. Prevent New Infections: Entangled in a cultural war over ideology and politics, federal HIV prevention strategies are ill equipped to adequately stem the spread of HIV. AFC will continue to call for federal support for scientifically proven behavioral and structural interventions to decrease the number of new infections in the U.S.

The Microbicide Development Act: Named one of the "10 most promising biotechnologies for improving global health" at the 2004 International AIDS Conference, microbicides are a class of products under development that women and men could apply topically to prevent transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. A safe and effective microbicide could avert 2.5 million new HIV infections globally over three years. Enacting the Microbicide Development Act will help ensure that the United States’ commitment to microbicide research and development is increased substantially, helping to bring a safe and effective microbicide to market by the end of the decade.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Programs: AFC will continue to advocate with members of Congress and the CDC for federal leadership responding to the prevention needs of at-risk communities. Community-based organizations are best suited to reach people at risk for HIV but remain under-utilized, under-funded, and hamstrung by a litany of onerous new requirements and mandates. Congress should increase funding at the CDC for domestic HIV prevention services by $300 million and direct all new resources toward cost-effective and proven behavioral interventions targeting high-risk groups.

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Introduction

State Policy Priorities

Treatment Access

HIV Prevention

HIV and Incarceration

Federal Policy Priorities

Healthcare for PWAs

Science-Based Prevention

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