About PACHA

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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.

Read more about PACHA.

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 convened the 72nd full council meeting on Monday, November 15, and Wednesday, November 17, 2021.

• Federal Register Notice
• Agenda (PDF 232 KB)
• View video from the meeting
  • November 15, 2021
    • Part 1
    • Part 2
    • Part 3
  • November 17, 2021
    • Part 1
    • Part 2
    • Part 3
• View the presentation slides
  • November 15, 2021
    • Message from the White House, Harold Phillips, Director, ONAP (PDF 434 KB)
    • HIV Cluster Detection and Response, Demetre Daskalakis and Alexa Oster, CDC (PDF 2.3 MB)
    • Molecular HIV Surveillance from a Community Perspective, Ronald Johnson, Ronald Johnson, Kamaria Laffrey, and Robert Suttle, U.S. People Living with HIV Caucus (PDF 2.2 MB)
  • November 17, 2021
    • Private-Sector Engagement:  Innovative and Strategic Partnerships
      • Stephen Massey, Co-Founder, Meteorite (PDF 7.2 MB) 
      • DaShawn Usher, Associate Director, Communities of Color, GLAAD (PDF 9.3 MB)
      • Sara Zeigler, Associate Director for Policy, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, CDC (PDF 208 KB)
    • Getting Ahead of the Ball:  How COVID-19 has Impacted our HIV Work and Planning for 2022 and Beyond
      • Meredith Brantley, HIV Program Director, Tennessee Department of Health (PDF 1.2 MB)
      • Wally Cantú, Chief Executive Officer, Valley AIDS Council and Westbrook Clinics (PDF 502 KB)
      • Rick Haverkate, National HIV/AIDS Program Director, Indian Health Service (PDF 40 KB)
      • Emily McCloskey, Director, Policy & Legislative Affairs, NASTAD (PDF 968 KB)
      • Emily Rokosch, Director of Operations, JASYMN (PDF 685 KB)

Review assets from prior meetings back to 2008.

PACHA Nominations

The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) is seeking nominations for membership on the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/ AIDS. Read the details in this Federal Register Notice.

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.