Advocacy Archives – Page 7 of 11 – Treatment Action Group

Mourning Paul Farmer, Honoring His Legacy

February 23, 2022
Dorrit Walsh

TAG’s staff and board of directors are filled with grief at the premature death of Dr. Paul Farmer, who illuminated and changed our world with his combination of passion, intelligence, solidarity with the poor, and determined will for social justice.

HIV Research Advocacy Fact Sheet

October 26, 2021
Dorrit Walsh

HIV advocacy laid the foundation for much of the work we do today. This handout was developed in collaboration with the Black AIDS Institute, HIV Vaccine Trials Network, and Southern AIDS Coalition. The handout provides a summary of the history…

graphic from Breaking Barriers summary that shows why covid-19 and HIV remain prevalent in U.S. communities of color - structural racism pathways are: income, homelessness, unemployment, residental segregation, insurance-healthcare access, incarceration, provider bias, federal laws, and local policies

TAG and COVID-19 Prevention Network Fact Sheets

October 19, 2021
Dorrit Walsh

These three fact sheets were developed by TAG in partnership with the COVID-19 Prevention Network (CoVPN) and the Black AIDS Institute (BAI), and they aim to foster community understanding of COVID-19 vaccine research and development, as well as highlight community perspectives on the topic.

Statement from TAG’s TB Project on Today’s WHO Global TB Report

October 14, 2021
Dorrit Walsh

Today's Global TB Report from WHO confirms our worst expectations for how COVID-19 has set back the global TB response. The pandemic has reversed an entire generation of progress. The first year-on-year increase in TB deaths since 2005 is devastating.

Delivering on the Promise of Long-Acting Technologies

October 3, 2021
Dorrit Walsh

By Susan Swindells* and Mark Harrington This issue of TAGline explores the exciting opportunities and challenges that come with the development of long-acting formulations for the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases. For many years to date, patients and providers…

A Partnership to Expand Access to Lifesaving Testing and Treatment for Hepatitis C

September 20, 2021
Dorrit Walsh

Hepatitis C PACT was launched in 2021 and aims to tackle ongoing disparities in access to diagnostics and treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), home to 75% of people living with the viral illness. This brief explains the group's goals and work.

TAG Testimonies on Funding Priorities FY22 to Senate LHHS and Related Agencies

July 9, 2021
Dorrit Walsh

On June 24, TAG submitted testimony to the Senate Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies outlining funding priorities for fiscal year 2022.

TAG Celebrates TB Advocacy Award for Senior Policy Officer Elizabeth Lovinger

June 25, 2021
Dorrit Walsh

TAG joins the U.S. National TB Controllers Association (NTCA) in celebrating our dedicated and brilliant Senior Government Relations and Policy Officer, Elizabeth (Lizzy) Lovinger, who today received the 2021 Charles DeGraw TB Advocacy Award.

Community Engagement on TB through Storytelling

May 24, 2021
Dorrit Walsh

Storytelling is a tool that can help build understanding, support discussions between members of affected communities and other stakeholders, and aid in the identification of important issues and potential solutions. These storyboards follow three individuals journeys through diagnosis, treatment and care, and the barriers they face.

Unique Barriers to COVID-19 Vaccine Access for Black Communities

May 11, 2021
Dorrit Walsh

On Wednesday, May 19, 2021,Treatment Action Group (TAG), Black AIDS Institute, (BAI), and the COVID Prevention Trials Network (CoVPN) will convene a virtual news conference and roundtable discussion to disseminate findings from a soon-to-be published report: Breaking Barriers: Surveying Community Perspectives on COVID-19 Vaccine Research.