My Hero Gala Honoree Announced: Michael Weinstein Michael Weinstein, Founder and President of AIDS Healthcare Foundation, will be receiving the 2022 My Hero Award in recognition of his leadership of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) and their work in providing cutting-edge medicine and advocacy to people with HIV around the world. AHF’s efforts have been…
Iván Duque Márquez, President of Colombia, to be honored at this year’s My Hero Gala This year’s edition of the My Hero Gala will honor Iván Duque Márquez, President of Colombia, in recognition of his administration’s efforts in responding to the Venezuelan Refugee Crisis in the country. President Duque was the first national leader to…
Only 26% of Latinxs in NYC have received a COVID-19 Booster Shot Official data shared earlier this month highlights the need to continue promoting mass vaccination and the wide disparities regarding access to healthcare services in the city. As of March 2022, only 26% of Latinxs and Hispanics living in New York City had received…
AID FOR AIDS in El Español: Jesús Aguais, the Venezuelan who recycles AIDS medicine from NY: “There should be no one with HIV” His NGO, AID FOR AIDS, has been working since 1996 to provide access to the most vulnerable population, especially in Latin America, to antiretrovirals that allow a person with HIV to lead…
The 20th Edition of the My Hero Gala officially has a date! After 2 years without an in-person celebration to mark our main fundraising event of the year, we officially announce May 3rd, 2022 as the date for the long awaited My Hero Gala. The upcoming edition will also serve as AID FOR AIDS official…
25 years of our HIV Medicine Recycling Program! This year marks not only the 25th anniversary of AID FOR AIDS, but also of its pioneering HIV Medicine Recycling Program that helped launch the organization. The last year has been though, with the COVID-19 pandemic heavily reducing medicine donations. However, our team stands strong! Having recycled…
New HIV testing and Prevention Outreach in NYC for Summer 2021! As mentioned in our March Newsletter, the city has begun to reopen and so have in-person activities for our Community Outreach Program. So far this year, we have carried out HIV testing and prevention workshops at Betances Health Center in Brooklyn, Mixteca Organization and…