2018

  • Provides 18,715 HIV tests in the Dominican Republic and 182 people with HIV were reactivated in the program and linked to care.
  • Provides 350 HIV tests in New York City.
  • Distributes 300,000 condoms, 10,000 lubricants and 20,000 brochures.
  • AFA donates 11,000 HIV test for pregnant woman in Venezuela.
  • AFA reaches approximately 30,470 individuals with HIV Prevention in the Dominican Republic, Panama and Venezuela.
  • AFA reaches approximately 800 Latinos with HIV prevention in New York.
  • 7,537 people in the providence of Panama, Chiriqui and Guna Yala with HIV prevention.
  • AFA reaches 3,504 children with life skills workshops in 35 schools.
  • AFA reaches 18,629 men who have sex with men (MSM) in the providence of Santo Domingo and Altagracia, in Dominican Republic with HIV prevention.
  • AFA receives $12,215,00.00 in recycled medication.
  • AFA redistributes $9,945,000.00 worth in medication
    • Helps approximately 1,371 individuals with ARVs
    • Responds to requests from LAC countries
      • Dominican Republic, Honduras, Bolivia.
    • Coveres gaps of treatment in: Dominican Republic, Honduras and Panama.
    • Helps Venezuelan immigrants that moved to other countries:
      • Colombia, Chile, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Panama.
  • Case management to 300 beneficiaries internationally (adherence counseling, treatment and education).
  • Case management to 800 children with HIV in Dominican Republic and Panama.
  • Offers 3,000 breakfast to children with HIV in Dominican Republic and Panama.
  • Offers Nutritional packages to people with HIV in Dominican Republic and Panama.

2017

  • Provides 700 HIV tests done in New York City
  • Provides 16,197 HIV tests done in Dominican Republic.
  • Distributes 300,00 condoms, 100,000 lubricants distributed.
  • AFA reaches approximately 55,551 individuals with HIV Prevention in the Dominican Republic, Panama and Venezuela.
    • In Dominican Republic, AFA reaches with HIV prevention 18,091 men who have sex with men (MSM) in the providences of Santo Domingo and Altagracia.
    • In Panama , AFA reaches 37,205 people with HIV prevention in the providences of Panama, Chiriqui and Guna Yala (indigenous community).
    • In Venezuela, AFA reaches 179 students, 76 teachers in 69 schools with HIV prevention with our How Much Do You Know? Program.
  • AFA receives $7,500,000.00 in recycled medication
  • AFA redistributes $6,540,000 worth in medication
  • Helps approximately 1,000 individuals with ARVs
  • Covers gaps of treatment in Ecuador and Venezuela.
  • Helps Venezuelan immigrants that moved to other countries:
    • Colombia, Chile, DR, Mexico, Panama.
  • Provides case management to 300 beneficiaries internationally: adherence counseling, treatment and education.
  • Provides case management to 800 children with HIV in Dominican Republic and Panama.
  • Provides 624 psychological care sessions, 61 empowerment workshops for children with HIV
  • Provides 1,000 breakfast to children with HIV in Dominican Republic.

2016

  • 16,197 HIV tests are done in the Dominican Republic: 112 people reactive. 0.7 % prevalence. Among sex workers we found a 3% prevalence.
  • 400 HIV tests are done in New York City: 3 people reactive, 0.8% prevalence, compare with a 0.8% found by the city in targeted populations.
  • Distributes 250,000 condoms.
  • Reaches approximately 30,000 individuals with HIV Prevention in the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Panama and Venezuela.
  • In Mexico, AFA reaches another 30,000 students from 60 schools in the country through a band called Sforza.
  • Trains Indigenous women in Mexico, covering 3 states: they will reach with HIV primary prevention approximately 3000 individuals in those states (Mexico, Puebla, Queretaro).
  • Trains 90 young community leaders in Panama (from Panama City and Indigenous community Guna Yala).
  • In Panama, AFA reaches 1,440 children (4-5 yo) with HIV prevention and life skills.
  • In Panama District, AFA reaches 50 schools with HIV primary prevention.
  • AFA receives $7,124,000.00 in recycled medication.
  • AFA redistributes $6,703.000.00 worth in medication
    • Reaches 388 organizations.
    • Works with 207 collectors (clinics, hospitals).
    • Medicines coming from 1,818 individuals.
    • Helps approximately 1,000 individuals with
    • Responds to requests from LAC countries:
      • Colombia, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Panama
    • Covers gaps of treatment in: Ecuador and Venezuela.
    • Helps Venezuelan immigrants that moved to other countries:
      • Colombia, Chile, DR, Mexico, Panama.
  • AFA provides case management to 300 beneficiaries internationally (adherence counseling, treatment and education).
  • AFA provides case management to 400 beneficiaries in NYC, with 100 new clients in 2016.
  • AFA provides case management to 800 children with HIV in Dominican Republic and Panama.
  • AFA provides 1000 breakfast to children with HIV in Dominican Republic.
  • AFA provides 12,000 Nutritional packages to people with HIV in Dominican Republic.

2015

  • 3,600 HIV tests are done in the Dominican Republic: 40 people reactive. 1.1% prevalence compare with 0.7% nationwide. Among sex workers we found 3% prevalence.
  • 2,500 HIV tests are done in Mexico City: 10 people reactive. 0.4% prevalence in comparison with 0.3% prevalence nationwide.
  • 1,000 HIV tests are done in New York City: 20 people reactive, 2% prevalence, compare with a 0.8% found by the city in targeted populations.
  • Distributes 40,000 condoms.
  • Reaches approximately 30,000 individuals with HIV Prevention in the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Panama and Venezuela.
  • AFA trains Trained male heterosexual sex workers as Peer educators in the Dominican Republic.
  • AFA trains Indigenous Traditional Medicine Doctors in Mexico City as HIV facilitators and HIV testers.
  • Translates HIV prevention brochures into native languages in Mexico.
  • AFA offers the first workshop for Mexican Artists in Mexico.
  • AFA receives $8,860,469.71 in recycled medication. 
  • AFA redistributes $8,235,573.58 worth in medication
    • Helps approximately 1,000 individuals with ARVs.
    • Responds to requests from LAC countries: Colombia, Dominican Republic, Guatemala and Panama.
    • Covers gaps of treatment in Ecuador and Venezuela.
    • Helps Venezuelan immigrants that moved to other countries: Colombia, Chile, DR, Mexico and Panama.
    • Helps multiresistant Hepatitis C individuals with latest Hepatitis C meds in: Argentina, Brazil and Mexico.
  •  AFA provides case management to 300 beneficiaries internationally (adherence counseling, treatment and education).
  • AFA provides case management to 429 beneficiaries in NYC, with 130 new clients.
    • 60 of the 130 were connected to primary.
  • AFA places 26 beneficiaries in housing and helped keep 96 beneficiaries in housing.
  • 150 cases are referred to the Legal Aid Society, where 80 cases were taken on for full representation.
  • AFA works with LAC HIV Networks to develop regional projects for the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
  • AFA works with International Cooperative Agencies (PAHO, UNAIDS LAC) to implement the 90-90-90 strategic in LAC.

2014

  • AFA redistributes $7.7 million worth in medication in 37 countries.
    • A one year supply of ARV provided to 1,500 people in the Dominican Republic.
  • Growth of drop-off box network.
    • In partnership with bio scrip, 7 drop-off locations were added on the east coast.
  • AFA trains 8,000 young educators to teach healthcare messages to their peers.
    • Through these 8,000 young educators, 150,000 adolescents were reached.
  • Through the social services offered in NY, AFA enrolls 125 new clients and helps the 348 current ones.

2013

  • AFA redistributes $7.2 million worth to people in 43 countries
  • To date, AFA has guaranteed treatment to almost 18,000 people
  • AID FOR AIDS launches a new office in Mexico
  • “¿Cuánto Sabes?” program expands to the Guna Yala indigenous community in Panama, becoming the only NGO working with this community
  • “¿Cuánto Sabes?” program reaches 143,792 adolescents and trains 9,185 peer educators and 1,084 teachers across 362 schools in 8 different countries
  • LGBTI Youth Initiative reaches 940 members of the LGBTI community and trains 331 LGBT leaders
  • Program for children with HIV serves about 750 children with HIV, ages 3 to 15, providing education, emotional support, and treatment
  • Over 8,000 immigrants with HIV have received assistance through New York Immigrant AIDS Link (NYIAL), including 500 this year, with the addition of 160 new clients
  • 95% of NYIAL clients had an undetectable viral load after counseling and treatment education
  • AID FOR AIDS New York conducts 3,500 HIV tests
  • Observatorio Latino reaches more than 5,000 members

2012

  • AFA receives 7,355 bottles worth $7,661,369.25
  • AFA redistributes 6,897 bottles worth $7,030,082.46 to people in 39 countries
  • To date, AFA has redistributed over $100 million worth of medication, reaching more than 15,000 people in 43 countries
  • “¿Cuánto Sabes?” program reaches over 1 million youth
  • AFA provides comprehensive care and treatment for more than 400 children with HIV in the LAC region
  • AFA provides counseling, social services and referrals to more than 500 new immigrants in New York City annually
  • Observatorio Latino reaches more than 7,000 members
  • AID FOR AIDS New York conducts over 2,000 HIV tests
  • AFA becomes member of the Clinton Global Initiative
  • AFA signs partnership with Walgreens Pharmacy
  • AFA participates in the International AIDS Conference in Washington, DC leading the Latin American Networking Zone at the Global Village

2011

  • AFA receives 6,611 bottles of ARV worth $6,685,504.95
  • AFA redistributes 6,128 bottles of ARV worth $6,480,975.64 to people in 37 countries
    • This includes a bulk shipment of ARVs which would cover a year of treatment for 1,200 people in Dominican Republic
    • In partnership with Bioscrip, AFA expands Drop-off box network so to include 7 more locations on the East Coast
  • The “¿Cuánto Sabes?” program trains 479 more professors and 4,350 Peer Educators and reaches 391,500 adolescents
  • AFA partners with education ministries in Aragua and Miranda (Venezuela), Cali (Colombia), and Panama City (Panama) to expand the ¿Cuánto Sabes? Program
  • “¿Cuánto Sabes?” launches pilot initiative training the first LGBT groups in Colombia Dominican Republic, Venezuela and Panama
  • Observatorio Latino reaches nearly 6,000 members. This year we registered over 4,000 new visitors and uploaded over 50 new articles and reports.
  • AFA becomes a member of a Committee in the LAC region charged with analyzing and planning actions in 2012 against the HIV epidemic. Members include UNAIDS, PAHO, Alliance Intl, LACASSO and the Global Fund’s Secretariat.
  • The NY Immigrant AIDS Link (NYIAL) enrolls 125 new clients and serves a total of 348 active clients. It also refers 219 clients to over 500 different services.
  • Provides in-house HIV testing and Prevention at LAC consulates in NY.

2010

  • AFA receives 6,327 bottles of ARV worth $6,481,255.32
  • AFA redistributes 7,075 bottles of ARV worth $7,782,578.17
    • This is a combination of AFA’s AIDS Treatment Access Program (ATAP) and the Universal Treatment Access Initiative (UTAI)
    • Shows a dramatic increase in the supply of 3rd Line ARV therapy
    • Includes a donation of ARV medication for 3,000 people in Dominican Republic and Haiti
  • The “¿Cuánto Sabes?” program trains 3,000 high school teachers and 43,816 peer educators. The program also reaches 632,314 adolescents across 1.169 schools.
  • NIYAL enrolls 298 new clients and continued service to 448 active clients. NIYAL also begins providing in-house HIV testing at LAC consulates in NY.
  • AFA signs linkage agreement with Latino Commission on AIDS
  • AFA participates in a Global Fund CCM regional meeting held in Antigua
  • Observatorio Latino reaches more than 5,000 members, 30,000 visitors and 1,500 articles and reports
  • Observatorio Latino presents the study “Participation of women and transgender in Global Fund processes” based on information gathered in 17 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.

2009

  • AFA receives 6,611 bottles of ARV worth $6,685,504.95
  • AFA redistributes $5.8 million worth to 2,500 people in 37 countries
  • Incorporation of the “¿Cuánto Sabes?” program into the public education systems of Colombia, Panama, Dominican Republic and Venezuela. Trained 1,120 professors and 12,360 peer educators as facilitators in the prevention of HIV in these four countries.
  • AFA traines 208 doctors, nurses, psychologists and social workers in the Dominican Republic and Chile, under AFA’s Medical Training Program.
  • AFA enhances its position in the Latin American and Caribbean as the only non-government organization (NGO) providing a 3rd line of ARV therapy (the Global Fund has been providing 1st and 2nd line ARV therapy since 2004).
  • AFA formes strategic alliances to enhance AFA’s advocacy efforts with several leading organizations, including the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF); UNAIDS; the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO); the Clinton Foundation; the International Council of AIDS Service Organizations (ICASO); and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

2008

  • AFA redistributes $5.8 million worth to people in 33 countries.
  • Donations comes from individuals, clinics, hospitals, and community-based organizations in 43 states in the U.S.
  • AFA launches the Universal Treatment Access Initiative and receives its first large donation of generic ARV medication. The donation provided first-line ARV medication to 2,000 people in Panama, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Belize, Costa Rica and Honduras.
  • AFA creates the Global Redistribution Program (GRP) to redistribute ARVs to countries experiencing stock-outs or shortages.
  • “¿Cuánto Sabes?” program trains 311 new peer educators, who in turn imparts the health message to 60,000 teenagers in seven countries.
  • AID FOR AIDS Panamá starts a program for children with HIV after receiving a donation of space at Children’s Hospital.
  • The New York Immigrant AIDS Link (NYIAL) enrolls 120 new clients, bringing the total number of NYIAL clients to 350.
  • AFA launches Observatorio Mujer, VIH y SIDA.

2007

  • International: People en Español names Jesús Aguais, Executive Director, as one of the 100 most influential Hispanics in the United States.
  • CNN features Jesús Aguais as one of their Heroes.
  • Hispanic Business magazine names Jesús Aguais among the 100 most influential Hispanics in the United States.
  • Central America: First Lady of Panama, Vivian Fernando de Torrijos, helps launching “Universal Treatment Access Initiative (UTAI)”, AFA’s newest initiative, bringing bulk shipments of medication (mostly pediatric) worth over $500,000 to 7 Central American countries.
  • “Observatorio Latino”, a group designed to oversee both societal and governmental handling of money donated by the Global Fund, is launched.
  • Geneva: The Global Fund invites Observatorio Latino to participate in its 15th Board Meeting.
  • New York: The New York Immigrant AIDS Link (NYIAL) at AFA begins a partnership with the Legal Aid Society, offering free consultations for AFA clients needing assistance with immigration issues.
  • New York: AFA signs a partnership with the Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative in efforts to reduce the amount of surplus medication by redistributing unused antiretrovirals internationally.
  • “¿Cuánto Sabes?” prevention program is implemented in Colombia and Ecuador.

2006

  • New York City: El Diario La Prensa selects Executive Director, Jesús Aguais, to be honored during the 3rd Annual award.
  • New York City: Each month the recycling program collects more than 1,000 bottles of unused, unexpired antiretroviral medication
  • Guatemala: Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria invites AID FOR AIDS to participate at the 14th Annual Board Meeting.
  • Dominican Republic: In recognition of World AIDS Day, AFA coordinates: Un Batazo Contra el SIDA, gathering 4,000 Dominican youth.
  • Toronto: AFA presents  “The efficacy of a US based medicine recycling program delivering antiretroviral agents to patients living in 25 countries worldwide: an outcomes analysis of the access treatment program (ATAP) at AID FOR AIDS International”. Poster presentation at the XVI International AIDS Conference.
  • AFA opens offices in Miami and Panama City, Panama.
  • The “¿Cuánto Sabes?” prevention program expands its operation reaching more than 36,000 adolescents and training almost 350 peer educators in 9 Latin American and Caribbean countries.

2005

  • El Salvador: AFA facilitates discussion of programs financed by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria for the civil society.
  • AFA launches youth prevention program, “¿Cuánto Sabes de VIH y SIDA?”, piloted in Venezuela. In 2005, it is operative in 6 Latin American and Caribbean countries.
  • AFA launches the “Be A Hero” marketing campaign to obtain recycled medication in the United States.
  • AFA launches the doctors’ training program to educate doctors in Latin America and the Caribbean on HIV treatment and teach them how to manage and treat their HIV patients.
  • Colombia: Celebrates World AIDS Day by arranging and leading a discussion on HIV and AIDS prevention with 2,600 teenagers.

2004

  • AFA launches its Advocacy Program assisting those fighting for the rights of people with HIV in the region. The program operates in every Latin American country.
  • Through the advocacy program, AFA signs an agreement with the Mexican General Consulate in New York City, to provide services to the Mexican community in the city.

2003

  • Cuba: Trina María Aguais, Director of Operations for Latin America and the Caribbean, presents “Program for children with HIV and AIDS” at FORO 2003.
  • AID FOR AIDS sends medication worth more than $5 million to Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa.
  • AFA operates with an annual budget of $240,000

2002

  • AFA and the AIDSETTI organization (from the United Nations) formally establish a collaborative effort to expand treatment access efforts in Africa.
  • AFA sends recycled medication worth more than $4 million to Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa.
  • AFA operates with an annual budget of $174,000.
  • Netherlands: Jesús Aguais, Executive Director, presents “Increasing the use of antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited settings: options for reducing the obstacles” at the Expert Consultation Conference, organized by the International AIDS Society.
  • Spain: AFAI presents “Recycling works! The collection and redistribution of unused antiretrovirals” at the XIV International AIDS Conference in Barcelona.

2001

  • AFA sends recycled medication worth more than $3 million to Latin America and the Caribbean.
  • AFA operates with an annual budget of $154,000.

2000

  • South Africa: AFA presents a poster titled “The efficacy of a medicine recycling program” at the XIII International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa.
  • Brazil: Executive Director, Jesús Aguais, gives oral presentation, titled “AID FOR AIDS and the use of recycled medication as an alternative treatment for people living with HIV and AIDS in developing countries” at FORO 2000.

1999

  • AFA opens its office in Lima, Peru.
  • AFA opens its office in Santiago de Chile, Chile.
  • AFA opens its office in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

1998

  • Venezuela: AFA sponsors a conference where, for the first time, community activists, people with HIV, physicians, and health ministries participated in a day of discussions and presentations.
  • AFA opens an office in Los Teques, Venezuela.