AIDS Action Committee to Honor Three Heroes in Fight Against HIV/AIDS
BOSTON, Mass.―AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts is pleased to announce that it will honor its former CEO Rebecca Haag, MBA; Bisola Ojikutu, MD, MPH, an…
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Rebecca Haag to receive Schweitzer Leadership Award from Boston’s Albert Schweitzer Fellowship Program
BOSTON, Mass.—The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship announced today that Rebecca Haag, a longtime advocate for people living with HIV/AIDS, will receive the Schweitzer Leadership Award from…
Carl Sciortino New Executive Director of AIDS Action
Carl Sciortino, state lawmaker and social justice advocate, has extensive experience advocating on behalf of people living with HIV and those vulnerable to infection BOSTON,…
Annual Taste of the South End Raises Money for AIDS Action Committee
By: Lauren Walleser/ TRT Assistant Editor— BOSTON, Mass. — The 19th Annual Taste of the South End — a fundraiser for AIDS Action Committee of…
AIDS Action, MassCreative & MassBudget React to Gov. Patrick’s Budget
By: Christine Nicco/TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—Today, AIDS Action and MassCreative had strong reactions to Governor Deval Patrick’s 2015 budget proposal, which includes cuts to their…
New Year’s Resolution: Wiping out HIV
By: Rebecca Haag*— “It’s possible for us to end the AIDS epidemic in Massachusetts.” I spoke those words in a news story last June, and…
AIDS Action Statement On Approval of New Treatment for Hepatitis C
BOSTON, Mass.—On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the new drug sofosbuvir for treatment for chronic hepatitis C. This follows last month’s…
Sixth Annual World Hepatitis Day Takes Place on July 28
BOSTON, Mass.—Sunday, July 28 will mark the sixth annual World Hepatitis Day sponsored by the World Hepatitis Alliance in collaboration with the World Health Organization….
Fenway Health & AIDS Action Committee’s Partnership: Better Care for HIV Patients & Tackle the Disease
Historic Partnership Will Enhance Programs and Services at Both Organizations BOSTON, Mass.—The Boards of Directors at Fenway Health and AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts (AAC)…
AIDS Walk Boston Draws 10,000 Participants
AIDS Action Committee Close To Meeting Fundraising Goal of $1 Million BOSTON, Mass.—The AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts (AAC) announced today that it is confident…
Obituary: Remembering Longtime AIDS Action Volunteer Hank Theosian
Courtesy of AIDS Action Committee— Henry “Hank” Theosian, a longtime volunteer at AIDS Action Committee who befriended everyone at the agency from the front desk…
HIV Still a Crisis in LGBT Community: Support 2013 AIDS Walk & 5K Run
By: Rebecca Haag*/Special to TRT– Forgetting about AIDS or not thinking about your risk for HIV is relatively easy to do. Especially today when AIDS…
Legislative Briefing On Viral Hepatitis To Take Place Soon
BOSTON, Mass. — AIDS Action Committee will join the Massachusetts Viral Hepatitis Coalition for a Legislative Briefing about viral hepatitis on Monday, May 13 from…
Boston’s LGBTQ Community Reacts to Mayor Menino’s Departure
Local leaders reflect, share thanks following the mayor’s announcement By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Reporter— On Thursday, May 28th, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino announced that he will…
28th Annual AIDS Walk Boston & 5K Run to Take Place on 6/2/13
BOSTON, Mass.—Registration is now open for the 28th annual AIDS Walk Boston & 5K Run, which will be held June 2, 2013. The Walk & 5K…
AIDS Action Committee of MA Statement on Governor’s Budget
BOSTON, Massachusetts — Statement by Rebecca Haag, AIDS Action President & CEO on Gov. Deval Patrick’s recommended funding of HIV/AIDS and viral Hepatitis in state…
Worrisome Rates of HIV Infection Among Youth: Mass. Leaders React
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– The number of new HIV infections the United States remains relatively stable, standing at about 50,000 people annually. But HIV, the…
World AIDS Day 2012: Getting to Zero
By: Rebecca Haag*– The AIDS epidemic has raged for 30 years. But the prospect of ending it has never looked brighter. Science is driving toward…
AIDS Action Committee’s Annual Fundraiser: Reducing HIV Diagnoses
BOSTON, Massachusetts — Approximately 200 people attended AIDS Action Committee’s 2012 Annual Meeting held Nov. 8 at the Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology in Boston’s South End….
Eastern Bank Honors Rebecca Haag & AIDS Action Committee with Special Award
Eastern also honors 30 organizations dedicated to community health care BOSTON, Mass. – On October 9th, Eastern Bank honored Rebecca Haag and AIDS Action Committee…
June 27 Is National HIV Testing Day: Know Your Status, Get Tested
BOSTON, Mass. — Today is National HIV Testing Day. The US Centers for Disease Control estimates that one-in-five people living with HIV do not know their status….
AIDS Action Committee Applauds Governor & State Lawmakers For Passage of HIV Screening Bill
BOSTON, Mass. —Tomorrow, April 26th, Governor Deval Patrick will sign “An Act To Increase Routine Screening of HIV.” This bill will modernize the Commonwealth’s HIV…
Eastern Bank appoints LGBT community leaders to corporate boards
By: Chuck Colbert/TRT Reporter– In a move that further plants its business ethos within the gay community, a local financial institution has appointed three LGBT…