What is PACHA?
The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) provides advice, information, and recommendations to the Secretary of Health & Human Services regarding programs, policies, and research to promote effective treatment, prevention and cure of HIV disease and AIDS, including considering common co-morbidities of those infected with HIV as needed to promote effective HIV prevention and treatment and quality services to persons living with HIV disease and AIDS.
This includes advice, information, and recommendations to the Secretary regarding the development and implementation of the Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. and the HIV National Strategic Plan.
Meetings/Announcements
Information on the next meeting, most recent meeting, and/or current announcements about PACHA are provided here.
November 15 and November 17, 2021
PACHA will convene the 72nd full council meeting virtually on Monday, November 15 and Wednesday, November 17, 2021, from 1:00–5:00 PM (ET) on both days.
August 3-4, 2021
PACHA convened the 71st full council meeting on Tuesday, August 3, and Wednesday, August 4, 2021, from 1:00–5:00 PM (ET) on both days.
- Agenda (PDF 220 KB)
- Federal Register Notice
- Slides
- Message from the White House (Harold J. Phillips, White House Office of National AIDS Policy) (PDF 438 KB)
- EHE in the U.S. Jurisdictional Plans & Next Steps (Demetre Daskalakis, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, CDC) (PDF 479 KB)
- EHE Jurisdictional Plans from the Local Government Perspective & Next Steps in Implementation – South Carolina (Felicia M. Pickering, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control) (PDF 926 KB)
- EHE Jurisdictional Plans from the Local Government Perspective & Next Steps in Implementation – Philadelphia (Coleman Terrell, Philadelphia Department of Public Health) (PDF 286 KB)
- EHE Jurisdictional Plans from the Local Government Perspective & Next Steps in Implementation - Detroit (Angelique Tomsic, Detroit Health Department) (PDF 748 KB)
- Advancing PrEP Access from a Federal Perspective: Coverage by Payers and the Uninsured (Judith Steinberg, OIDP) (PDF 800 KB)
- View the video from the meeting
Review assets from prior meetings back to 2008.
How the Council Performs Its Work
Subcommittees consisting of members of PACHA may be established to perform specific functions within the Council's jurisdiction. Subcommittees make preliminary recommendations for consideration of the full council. Currently, PACHA consists of three subcommittees: The Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America and the Updated National HIV Strategy Subcommittee, Stigma and Disparities Subcommittee, and the Global Subcommittee. The Department Committee Management Officer is notified upon establishment of each subcommittee and is provided information on its name, membership, function, and estimated frequency of meetings.
Management and support services are provided by the Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Meetings are held at the call of the Chair(s), with the advance approval of a full-time Government official, who also approves the agenda. A Government official is present at all meetings.