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Public Policy
Informed by thorough research and analysis, amfAR is a highly respected advocate of rational and compassionate AIDS-related public policy. The Foundation's Public Policy program is currently engaged in efforts to secure necessary increases in funding for HIV/AIDS research, including vaccine and microbicide research; implement a comprehensive national prevention strategy, including repeal of the current ban on federal funding for syringe exchange programs; expand access to care and treatment; and protect the civil rights of all people affected by HIV/AIDS.

PUBLIC POLICY UPDATES
Policy Implications of Merck’s Recently Halted HIV Vaccine Trials
UNAIDS Revises Global HIV/AIDS Estimates
China to Ease Travel Restrictions for People Infected with HIV
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) Passes in the U.S. House of Representatives
Study Shows Inadequate Retention Rates in Sub-Saharan Africa ART Programs
Committee Approves FY2008 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Spending Bill
Senate Holds Hearing on PEPFAR
CDC’s 2006 Routine HIV Testing Guidelines Incompatible with State Laws


NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS
Poll: Is Oral Sex Safe Sex?
Bills Aim to Boost Global HIV Prevention Among Women and Youth
What's New with the Caucus for Evidence-Based Prevention?
Drug Use Fueling Epidemics in the East
Syringe Exchange Victory Possible in D.C.?
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amfAR POLICY PRIORITIES
Women, Sexual Health, and HIV/AIDS Initiative
Domestic HIV/AIDS Funding
International HIV/AIDS Funding
Expanding the federal government’s global AIDS agenda and supporting funding increases for addressing the epidemic around the world.
Syringe Exchange
Providing information on current federal policies, fact sheets, and maps of showing syringe exchange programs around the country.
Politics, Ideology, and Public Health Science
Monitoring the influence of politics and ideology on science-based policy-making.


POLICY POSITION STATEMENTS
amfAR Policy Statement on Routine HIV Testing (September 2007)
Statement on the Role of Politics in Science (November 2003)
Statement on Generic Antiretroviral Medication: Removing Obstacles to Treatment (April 2004)
Statement on Improving Access to Sterile Syringes (summarized from 2003 statement)


PUBLICATIONS
Fact Sheet. The Effectiveness of Harm Reduction in Preventing the Transmission of HIV/AIDS
Issue Brief: HIV Prevention for Men Who Have Sex With Men
Women, Sexual Health, and HIV/AIDS: an amfAR Initiative
Women, Sexual Violence, and HIV: an amfAR Monograph
Issue Brief: Gender-Based Violence and HIV Among Women: Assessing the Evidence
Women and HIV: There Is No Debate
Issue Brief (Revised): Efficacy of Abstinence-Only Programs for HIV Prevention Among Young People
Issue Brief: The Effectiveness of Condoms in Preventing HIV Transmission


GENERAL INFORMATION
Staff
Public Policy Committee Members


Poll: How important is it to protect yourself from HIV when practicing oral sex?
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