HIV is once again in the news lately — first with news of a new strategy to combat the infection with enhanced vaccination research, the commitment of HHS in reallocating funds for HIV research on a global scale, and now the creation of the first “national HIV strategy” by a sitting president.

In the report, the administration calls for steps to reduce the annual number of new H.I.V. infections by 25 percent within five years. [..] [T]he administration will redirect money to areas with the greatest need and population groups at greatest risk, including gay and bisexual men and African-Americans.

Obviously, simple “redirection” of federal funds for medications and treatments of HIV/AIDS is not the final mechanism of care access for the millions of patients afflicted with this chronic disease; it is unclear where these funds will provide an absolute siphon for spending. Kudos to the administration in its efforts to reacquaint an entirely new generation of Americans on the urgency of this disease, but it’s got a long way to go to reduce sharply its transmission rates and healthcare policy atrophy in this area. | LINK

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