Over 250 Organizations in Latin America Demand Equitable Access to Lenacapavir
More than 250 organizations from Latin America demand equitable access to an innovative HIV treatment that offers protection with a single injection every six months.
Menstrual Equity: The Forgotten Right Holding Millions Back in Latin America and the Caribbean
On May 28, Menstrual Health Day, we remember the challenges that millions face in Latin America and the Caribbean to experience their period with health, dignity, and equity.
AHF Refutes Misinformation About AIDS and Food Transmission
AHF clarifies that the viral message about a child contracting HIV in Barbados from eating contaminated pineapple is false and has no scientific basis.
Tuberculosis is Curable: What is Missing for its Eradication?
Tuberculosis, although preventable and curable, remains deadly worldwide, especially in Latin America and the Caribbean due to lack of access to healthcare.
Women and Girls: 44% of New HIV Transmissions
On Women’s Day 2025, AHF urges action to reduce gender inequality and its impact on the health of women and girls in Latin America and the Caribbean.
International Condom Day: Just Use It!
AHF, the largest nonprofit in the HIV/AIDS response, launched “Just Use It!” to promote proper condom use and protection among young people.
Two out of 10 Femicide Victims in Latin America and the Caribbean Are Migrants
Urgent international action is needed to protect the health and lives of over 20 million migrant women.
AHF reaches 2 million lives in care
The organization expands its presence and is now in 47 countries operating 839 free of charge care centers for the prevention, detection and treatment of HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs).
Menstrual Poverty is a Human Rights Issue and Not Just ‘a Hygiene Matter’
One in every 3 adolescents in Latin America regularly misses school due to the lack of adequate resources to manage their menstrual periods with dignity: clean water, proper underwear, and products such as sanitary pads, tampons, or menstrual cups. Instead, they are forced to resort to socks, rags, or paper, an undignified situation that affects girls’ self-esteem and hampers their educational and social opportunities.
New Pandemic Agreement: Pharma Wins, Developing World Loses: AHF Institute
As the final Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) meeting of the World Health Organization (WHO) Pandemic Agreement approaches, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation and the AHF Global Public Health Institute are voicing significant concerns about the April 16, 2024, Proposal for the WHO Pandemic Agreement.
Yes, we can end TB and AIDS.
Despite the achievements of the response to tuberculosis around the world, TB, a 100% curable disease, continues to claim thousands of lives.
International Women’s Day 2024 Empowered Women = Healthy Women
On International Women’s Day 2024, AHF joins the voice of millions of women in Latin America and the Caribbean on the road to achieve safety, equality and full respect for their rights.