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: A Plan for America and the Updated National HIV/AIDS Strategy.
Meetings/Announcements
Information on the next meeting, most recent meeting, and/or current announcements about PACHA are provided here.
December 2-3, 2020
The 69th PACHA Meeting will convene virtually on December 2-3, 2020 from 1:00-5:00 PM (ET) on both days. To watch the meeting, please tune into: https://www.hhs.gov/live/index.html. If you decide you would like to provide public comment but did not pre-register, you may submit your written statement by emailing PACHA@hhs.gov by close of business Thursday, December 10, 2020.
- Federal Register Notice
- Agenda (PDF 229 KB)
- Resolution in Appreciation for Beginning the Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative (PDF 451 KB)
August 6, 2020
The 68th PACHA Meeting will convene virtually from 3:00-5:00 PM (ET). Pre-registration for public comment ended on July 30, 2020 but if you decide you would like to provide written comment, you may submit your statement by emailing PACHA@hhs.gov by close of business Thursday, August 13, 2020.
- Full Council Summary (PDF 749 KB)
- Federal Register Notice (PDF 235 KB)
- Agenda (PDF 57 KB)
- Resolution on the Impact of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) on HIV Prevention and Treatment (PDF 338 KB)
- Resolution to Increase Uptake in the Ready, Set, PrEP Program (PDF 285 KB)
- Resolution on Section 1557 Healthcare Nondiscrimination Rule (PDF 256 KB)
- View the video of the meeting
June 1-2, 2020
held virtually
- Full Council Summary (PDF 4.1 MB)
- Federal Register Notice
- Agenda (PDF 199 KB)
- Slides
- Impact of COVID-19 and the HIV Response: Marwan Haddad (PDF 232 KB)
- Impact of COVID-19 and the HIV Response: Larry Scott-Walker (PDF 2.3 MB)
- Impact of COVID-19 and the HIV Response: Joanne Morne (PDF 3.8 MB)
- Federal Panel: Kirk James, SAMSHA (PDF 147 KB)
- Federal Panel: Rita Harcrow, HUD (PDF 394 KB)
- Federal Panel: Laura Cheever, HRSA (PDF 528 KB)
- Perspectives and Lessons Learned from PEPFAR: Angeli Achrekar (PDF 2.4 MB)
- View the video of the meeting
February 10-11, 2020
Location: Washington, DC
- Full Council Summary (PDF 2.1 MB)
- Federal Register Notice
- Agenda (PDF 367 KB)
- Slides
- Ending the HIV Epidemic: A local perspective from Baltimore (Greenbaum) (PDF 1.1 MB)
- Ending the HIV Epidemic: Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma (Mera & Essex) (PDF 1.3 MB)
- Ending the HIV Epidemic: Georgia Department of Public Health (Lyons) (PDF 447 KB)
- Ending the HIV Epidemic in East Baton Rouge (Gruber & Bickham) (PDF 561 KB)
- Ending the HIV Epidemic: Implementation Overview (Beckham) (PDF 2.2 MB)
- Ending the HIV Epidemic: An Update to the President's Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (Giroir) (PDF 1.4 MB)
- Ending the HIV Epidemic Among Diverse Populations of Women (Ojikutu) (PDF 879 KB)
- Ending the HIV Epidemic Among Women in America (Smith) (PDF 1 MB)
- HIV Prevention and Treatment for Women (Sheth) (PDF 1.8 MB)
- Resolution in Support of FY2021 Budget for “Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America” (PDF 63KB)
- View the video of 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.