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HRSA: Meeting of the CDC/HRSA Advisory Committee on HIV, Viral Hepatitis, and STD Prevention and Treatment Federal Register

Jul 26, 2024 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Advisory Committee on HIV, Viral Hepatitis and STD Prevention and Treatment (CHAC) will hold a public meeting on October 21-22, 2024. Agenda items include discussions re-engaging people with HIV out of care, the use of long-acting injectables for HIV care and treatment, and increasing access to mental health services for people with HIV and STDs. Registration is required.

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HHS: Meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS Federal Register

Jul 19, 2024 - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will hold a virtual public meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) on August 28-29, 2024. The meeting will include panels on the U.S. government's global HIV response; the science impact of "Undetectable = Untransmittable", or U = U; and Affordable Care Act risk adjustment model to expand access and uptake of PrEP. The full agenda of be posted on the PACHA website prior to the meeting. To provide public comment, pre-registration is required by August 21, 2024.

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IHS: Funding Opportunity for Ending the HIV/HCV/Syphilis Epidemics in Indian Country II (ETHIC II): A Syndemic Elimination Program for American Indian/Alaska Native Tribes and Urban Indian Communities Federal Register

Jul 9, 2024 - The Indian Health Service (IHS) is accepting applications for the second round of cooperative agreements for the Ending the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), and Syphilis Epidemics (known as "the Syndemic") in Indian Country (ETHIC II) program. The purpose of this program is to support communities to directly increase the diagnoses, treatment, and prevention of HIV, HCV, and syphilis. Applications are due by July 31, 2024.

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