09/19/2025
In this era of funding cuts to HIV research and programs, progress in the fight against AIDS is under threat. In response, amfAR has amplified its commitment to the power of research to improve people’s health.
Read about the highlights below and other important initiatives in our monthly newsletter, amfAR Insights, coming out this Saturday, September 20.
➡️ How AIDS research benefits everyone and why its funding must continue.
On September 16, Director of Public Policy Greg Millett and Director of TREAT Asia Annette Sohn joined other researchers and advocates for a 24-hour livestream to reiterate the lifesaving importance of AIDS research, including how it benefits the treatment and prevention of numerous diseases and conditions beyond HIV.
➡️ Scientific breakthroughs in cancer research stalled by funding cuts.
Cancer research is also under threat. A recent amfAR analysis assesses the human cost of terminated federal research grants focused on cancer.
➡️ Researchers learn how to integrate HIV and mental health services in Asia.
On an optimistic note, renewed funding from the U.S. National Institutes of Health allowed amfAR’s TREAT Asia program, in collaboration with Columbia University, to enroll a new class of research fellows working on the links between HIV and mental health, and how best to integrate care services.
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