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UNITED STATES: Feds Release More than $1.8 Billion in Funds to Combat HIV
Mon, 26 Sep 2011 – http://www.michiganmessenger.com
On Monday, the Department of Health and Human Services announced $1.89 billion in federal funding for HIV/AIDS services. Approximately $813 million of $1.213 billion in Part B funding of the Ryan White Program is designated for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs, which provide life-saving medicines to low-income HIV patients. A supplement of $8.4 million will help 36 states and territories address specific needs, including projected ADAP shortfalls and core medical care. In addition, $40 million in ADAP Emergency Relief Funding will go toward eliminating or reducing waiting lists, preventing the need for such lists, and/or supporting cost-containment strategies in 30 states. According to the ADAP Advocacy Association, 8,785 patients were on ADAP waiting lists in 10 states as of Sept. 22. A total of $645 million in Part A Ryan White money will go to 52 cities to provide core medical and support services, including $49.6 million for the Minority AIDS Initiative to improve access to care in disproportionately affected communities. For more information, visit http://www.hrsa.gov/about/news/pressreleases/110926hivaids.html.
FLORIDA: Tuberculosis Diagnosed in Treasure Coast High School Student
Mon, 26 Sep 2011 – http://www.sun-sentinel.com/
A TB investigation is underway at Port St. Lucie’s St. Lucie West Centennial High School, where a student has been diagnosed with the disease, the county health department said Monday. So far, authorities have identified 135 potentially exposed people for whom testing will be recommended. Parents of students at the school have been notified by letter and phone message. The ailing student is receiving treatment and is not attending school; there is no risk to those who continue to attend classes there, health officials said. “We are proceeding according to [CDC] protocol, making certain that immediate family and close contacts are identified, tested, and, if infected, provided with medical preventative treatment,” said Larry Lee, administrator of the St. Lucie County Health Department. TB experts from the Florida Department of Health are assisting in the investigation.
AUSTRALIA: Rates of Gonorrhea, Chlamydia Surge
Tue, 27 Sep 2011 – http://aap.com.au/
Chlamydia diagnoses last year in Australia grew by 17 percent over the 2009 figure, while gonorrhea diagnoses shot up by 25 percent, the Kirby Institute reported today. More testing does not account for all of the increases, said David Wilson, an associate professor at the University of New South Wales-based institute. “What we are seeing right now is the rate of diagnosis is surpassing the rate of testing, so that indicates there’s an increase in overall infection levels,” Wilson said. “So there’s an epidemic.” Wilson said men’s lack of condom use is fueling the rise in STDs. Young heterosexuals were the most likely to be infected with chlamydia, with 80 percent of last year’s patients ages 15-29. The rate among women almost quadrupled, and it more than tripled among men who have sex with men. MSM last year also had a sharp increase in rectal gonorrhea infections, resulting in the highest population rate of gonorrhea diagnosis across jurisdictions over the last decade. HIV and viral hepatitis remained mostly stable. The 1,043 new HIV diagnoses in 2010 were in line with the 1,000 diagnoses typically seen in each of the last five years, the report noted. Diagnoses of infectious syphilis, largely among MSM, declined to 4.9 cases per 100,000 from 6.7 per 100,000 in 2007. Widespread rapid HIV testing could help Australia meet its UN commitment of halving new HIV infections by 2015, said Rob Lake, executive director of the Australian Federation of AIDS Organizations. It is time to “move beyond this plateau and decrease infection rates,” Lake said. “Overseas experience has shown that when rapid HIV testing is offered, testing rates increase, and many people who have never previously tested present for testing.” To read the report, visit: http://www.med.unsw.edu.au/NCHECRweb.nsf/resources/2011/$file/KIRBY_ASR2011.pdf.