Source: thepharmaletter.com<\/p>\n
The US Department of Health and Human Services on Friday announced approximately $2.27 billion in Ryan White HIV\/AIDS Program grants were awarded to cities, counties, states, and local community-based organizations in fiscal year (FY) 2019.<\/p>\n
This funding, through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), supports a comprehensive system of HIV primary medical care, medication, and essential support services to more than half a million people with HIV in the USA.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Ryan White HIV\/AIDS Program has played a major role in the in the improved outcomes we see for Americans with HIV,\u201d said HHS Secretary Alex Azar, explaining: \u201cThanks to expanded access to treatment and medical advances, HIV\/AIDS has gone from being a likely death sentence to a condition that allows a nearly normal lifespan if properly treated. Ryan White HIV\/AIDS Program clients, despite often very challenging circumstances, have a viral suppression rate that far exceeds the national average.\u201d<\/p>\n
Program cares for the needs of the whole person<\/strong><\/p>\n He continued: \u201cThe successes of the Ryan White HIV\/AIDS Program are in part thanks to how the program cares for the needs of the whole person, including non-health factors. With President Trump\u2019s new initiative to end the HIV epidemic in America by 2030, we will build on the successes of the Ryan White HIV\/AIDS Program to connect Americans, especially in the communities most at risk, to the treatment and prevention services they need.\u201d<\/p>\n “For nearly three decades, HRSA\u2019s Ryan White HIV\/AIDS Program has played a critical role in the United States’ response to ending the HIV epidemic,\u201d said HRSA acting administrator Tom Engels. “These grants will help ensure that Americans with HIV\/AIDS have access to life-saving care and treatment needed to improve their health quality and medical outcomes,” he added.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2429,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[2206,2209,2207,2208,620,53,2210],"class_list":["post-2428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aids-hiv","tag-aids-care","tag-americans","tag-anti-virals","tag-hhs","tag-public-health","tag-treatment","tag-usa"],"yoast_head":"\n