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COO at Treatment Action Group where we envision the end of the HIV, tuberculosis (TB), and hepatitis C (HCV) pandemics through science, data, community engagement, and collective effort.
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It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office. Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc. Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.

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And no one is surprised www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

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Every person deserves access to medical care — no exceptions. #WordlDayofSocialJustice

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"The TB outbreak in greater Kansas City offers a stark reminder of the importance of public funding for TB research + programming — and the potentially deadly stakes of the administration’s assault on global + public health infrastructure." TAG's op-ed @statnews.com: www.statnews.com/2025/02/19/t...

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Civil and Human Rights Organizations Sue Trump Administration Over Executive Orders Banning Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility and Erasing Transgender People @lambdalegal.bsky.social @natfairhouse.bsky.social @aidsfoundationchi.bsky.social #NationalUrbanLeague

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At one hospital in rural Burundi, malnourished pediatric patients no longer have access to key medical + nutritional supplies in wake of the USAID funding freeze. Dr. Jen Furin's searing essay will make you feel ashamed and angry: time.com/7258248/us-f...

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ICYMI: in the latest in AVAC v. State Department, the USG says they won’t unfreeze foreign aid, despite a temporary court order. @publiccitizen.bsky.social on behalf of AVAC filed a motion asking the Court to hold USG officials in contempt, www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/u... avac.org/avac-vs-dept...

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"People... will suffer as a result of this failure to restore funding, funding the US already had promised, and that a court ordered the government provide." ”https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-keeps-usaid-contracts-frozen-despite-court-order-2025-02-19/

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I'd like to think we've reached the nadir of this administration's stupidity, but I know it is only an hour or so before that would prove incorrect. Find a way to fight back and support others who are standing up to these attacks on science and reason!

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Calling out this unprecedented (and entirely un-presidential) attack on science and progress!

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TAG's Mike Frick is quoted in CIDRAP News (@cidrap.bsky.social) about devastating impact U.S. funding freezes will have on TB programming worldwide. If you're a U.S. resident who cares about government spending on TB, please call your reps to say so! Read more: www.cidrap.umn.edu/tuberculosis...

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Medical research MUST engage affected communities. That's why TAG tracks demographic participation in HIV cure-related trials —but we're concerned new administration threatens recent progress. Updated demographic resource from @taghivscience.bsky.social : www.treatmentactiongroup.org/cure/resourc...

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Onward!

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An AIDS denialist is now HHS Secretary, making them the most powerful AIDS denialist since Mbeki presided over this disaster in South Africa as a result of the lies of Peter Duesberg, Harvey Bialy & others (who RFK Jr calls "heroic healers" in his 2021 book). No amount of power can make them right.

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Kudos to the protestors, and shame on the thugs violently manhandling them.

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ACT NOW: END AIDS (ANEA) coalition director, De'Ashia Lee is up for a #TheraThursdays HIV Community Champion award and very deservedly so! Please take a moment to vote and support her efforts to end HIV/AIDS: lnkd.in/eN7kZvji

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Suspect the silent strategy will turn out as well for them as it did for universities.

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New: We are suing Trump to reverse the foreign aid freeze, on behalf of AVAC @hivpxresearch.bsky.social and the Journalism Development Network. Act up, fight back. www.citizen.org/news/nonprof...

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Imagine if @aoc @sanders.senate.gov , every dem, SIMULTANEOUSLY held Town Halls where they allowed grant and contract recipients to explain to the country what it is they do and why it's important Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone Call it a Day Of Transparency

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2.7 million people living with TB go undiagnosed each year. New tools could make diagnosis quicker and easier — if global health actors + product sponsors take steps to accelerate research and guarantee access. TAG's 2024 TB Diagnostics Pipeline Report: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/resources/pi...

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Had a bittersweet lunch this weekend to celebrate outgoing TAG Board members Bob Bronzo, Jim Aquino, Laura Morrison, and Mrinal Vikram. Thank you for bringing such passion, insight, and deep activist roots to your years of service — the TAG team is grateful for your hard work + leadership! 👏🙌✊

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Atlanta-based TAG staff participated in the AIDS Watch Georgia HIV Lobby Day in honor of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (#NBHAAD). Thank you to Georgia Equality for bringing together Southern HIV advocates to engage legislators on expanding PrEP access, health equity, and more.

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Great to see this coverage by POZ on today's protest www.poz.com/article/now-...

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Photos from today's action in DC with @treatmentactiongroup.org, @markhar77.bsky.social and staff, board, and allies!

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Today TAG will join allies in DC to demand full restoration of USG support for PEPFAR. This action builds on rich history of protest at heart of HIV activist movement. Our statement about why we're putting our bodies on the line to fight for PEPFAR: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/statement/ta...

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@treatmentactiongroup.org fiercely condemns the administration’s deadly and hateful attack on people living with HIV. We’ve co-organized a direct action and will put our bodies on the line to protest this flagrant assault on PEPFAR. Read full statement: taglink.info/Feb6

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Great interview by @treatmentactiongroup.org board member, Karl Schmid, with ED, @markharrington.bsky.social "I do think that there are people that are in the government now that don't really care about you and me, and whether people that are like us live or die." www.youtube.com/embed/X0761S...

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Join @treatmentactiongroup.org and others and fight back! Emergency Protest: 11AM this Thursday in DC. #FightBack

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Caroline Kennedy's letter to the Senate on her cousin RFKJr. is devastating. It is an absolute condemnation of his fitness for office, his lack of character as a human being and must have been deeply painful to write. Any Senator who reads this and votes for this man should be run out of office.

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People affected by hepatitis C Virus (HCV) are enthusiastic about long-acting cure research, according to surveys in low- and middle-income countries by the Unitaid-funded LONGEVITY Project (of which TAG is a member). Read our statement on the findings: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/statement/co...

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“I am hearing the word crisis, and that’s coming from former NIH directors." Teamed up with several @mmolteni.bsky.social & a number of @statnews.com colleagues for this piece on how a Trump freeze on NIH grant reviews has alarmed scientists. www.statnews.com/2025/01/24/t...

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#HealthForAll For everyone. Everywhere.

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Something else to add here is that if any of the monsters currently taking a sledgehammer to scientific research in the US developed a cancer for which PD-1 inhibitors are indicated, it's highly unlikely that they'd decline treatment.

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We are appalled by the slate of transphobic executive orders released by the new presidential administration, and reject the shameful bigotry they represent. TAG stands with trans and non-binary people everywhere. Our statement: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/statement/ta...

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www.treatmentactiongroup.org/statement/ta...

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TAG Condemns Planned U.S. Withdrawal from WHO www.treatmentactiongroup.org/statement/ta...

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The planned withdrawal of the United States from @who.int will undermine both domestic and global health, and we urge its swift reversal. TAG's statement: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/statement/ta...

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For the latest issue of TAGline, Act Now End AIDS (ANEA) Director De'Ashia Lee wrote about structural factors that make Black women vulnerable to HIV. Read "From Property to Power: Confronting the Historic Roots of Black Women’s Health Disparities" here: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/resources/ta...

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Our 2024 TAGline theme was "What We Want," which outlined bold visions to end pandemics in face of structural obstacles. ICYMI, read the issue's opening op-ed by TAG ED Mark Harrington + Global and U.S. Health Policy Director Lizzy Lovinger: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/resources/ta...

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This is your last chance to make a donation to TAG in 2024. Your annual support is crucial for our mission and to remain agile in addressing emerging challenges & opportunities, especially in the current political climate. Happy New Year to all! treatmentactiongroup.salsalabs.org/yearend2024/...

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The former president, who died at age 100, gave extraordinary visibility to conditions often overlooked

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In 2024, we at TAG have achieved remarkable progress in combating HIV, TB, HCV. Yet, the battle is far from over and we find ourselves in a very challenging funding environment. We need your support to continue our mission to end these pandemics! treatmentactiongroup.salsalabs.org/yearend2024/...

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We STILL don’t have a broadly effective TB vaccine — and we need one to end TB for good. But in 2023, Big Philanthropy outspent governments on TB vax research. Our annual TB R&D funding report warns of a looming new Gilded Age of TB research: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/resources/tb...

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We desperately need new scientific tools to end TB! That’s why TAG + Stop TB Partnership release a yearly report on the global state of TB R&D funding. In 2023, total funds reached only 24% of targets set by UN member states. Read more: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/resources/tb...

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