07-10-2015Next week, the 2015 White House Conference on Aging puts a spotlight on healthy aging. Held each decade since the 1960s, the conf...
Ronald Valdiserri, M.D., M.P.H. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Infectious Diseases, and Director, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Spotlight on HIV and Aging Appreciating Dr. Jack Whitescarver’s Many Contributions to HIV/AIDS Research 06-29-2015At the end of this month, we bid a fond farewell to a colleague who has played a key role in leading Federal research efforts in...Conversation with CDC’s Dr. Jono Mermin at the 2015 Summit on HCV & HIV 06-19-2015Dr. Ronald ValdiserriRecently, I had the opportunity to speak with my colleague Dr. Jonathan Mermin, Director of CDC s National...Conversation with CDC’s Dr. John Ward at the 2015 Summit on HCV & HIV 06-17-2015Last week, I had the opportunity to speak with my colleague Dr. John Ward, Director of CDC s Division of Viral Hepatitis, durin...Meeting Report Now Available: Hepatitis C among African Americans 05-29-2015Dr. Ronald ValdiserriAfrican Americans are among the populations prioritized by the Action Plan for the Prevention, Care, and Tr...Increasing Hepatitis B Awareness and Testing Among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders 05-20-2015An estimated 1 in 12 Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) are infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV); however, two-thi...FDA Invites Comments on Proposal to Revise Lifetime Deferral on Blood Donation by Gay Men 05-18-2015In a Federal Register notice published Friday, May 15, 2015, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is inviting public comments o...Help Raise Awareness on Hepatitis Testing Day – May 19th 05-15-2015Dr. Ronald ValdiserriNext Tuesday, May 19, is the fourth annual national Hepatitis Testing Day. The observance was established in...ONAP Concludes Series of Community Forums on Updating National HIV/AIDS Strategy 05-13-2015Dr. Ronald ValdiserriOver the past month, the White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) hosted a series of listening ses...HIV Care Continuum Video Updated 04-15-2015Among the most popular videos on HIV.gov’s YouTube channel recently updated the video to reflect new data from CDC on the stages of the continuum and help…Medicare Announces Coverage for Annual HIV Test 04-15-2015The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced this week that it has expanded coverage to include one, annual vol...$60M Investment Supports Community Collaboratives to Strengthen HIV Prevention and Care for Gay Men of Color 04-01-2015A new funding opportunity announcement (FOA) issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this week invests ove...Advancing Awareness and Action Against Hepatitis C among African Americans 03-25-2015A recent forum convened by HHS focused on strengthening the response to hepatitis C in African American communities, gathering re...NIH Funding Opportunity for Drug Abuse Prevention Research Holds Potential for Addressing Viral Hepatitis 03-13-2015The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of NIH, has released a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for research that...Call for Abstracts: 2015 National Summit on HCV and HIV Diagnosis, Prevention, and Access to Care 02-11-2015The 2015 National Summit on HCV and HIV Diagnosis, Prevention, and Access to Care is seeking abstract submissions. Scheduled f...Medicare Proposes Coverage for Annual HIV Test, Invites Public Comment 02-04-2015Dr. Ronald ValdiserriThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed expanding coverage for HIV screening for M...Report of 2013 Progress on Viral Hepatitis Action Plan 01-30-2015This week, we release the third annual report of progress made in implementing the Action Plan for the Prevention, Care, and Tre...Ongoing Efforts to Reduce Reporting Burden for HHS HIV Grantees 01-15-2015To help achieve a more coordinated response to HIV in the U.S., the National HIV/AIDS Strategy contains the following recommendat...Access to Hepatitis C Therapy Listening Session with Community Stakeholders 01-12-2015Last month, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) convened a listening session on the important issue of access to cu...2014 Viral Hepatitis Year-in-Review and Looking to 2015 12-31-20142014 has been a year of both opportunities and challenges in the fight against viral hepatitis. In May, the World Health Assembly...