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1 Million Lives in Care—AHF Hits New Milestone
October 8, 2018
Business Wire India
AHF’s Asia Bureau, one of AHF’s five global bureaus, now provides lifesaving care and services in 9 of the 41 countries that AHF operates in globally including Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.
“Over one million lives in AHF’s care—the most momentous achievement in the 31-year history of AIDS Healthcare Foundation and an achievement proudly shared by many, many dedicated staff, board members, partner organizations, volunteers, family, friends—and patients,” said Michael Weinstein, AHF’s President. “Just three years ago, we marked 5,00,000 patients in care. To now reach over twice that number, one-million lives, is simply incredible. I congratulate and thank all who helped us reach this remarkable milestone today, but remind people there is still much more work to be done. As we carry on, I am confident that the leadership of AHF’s domestic and global programs has the capability and the will to take us onward and upward to bring more and more people into the lifeboat of care and treatment over the next five years.”
“The one million lives under AHF’s care actually translates to many millions and many generations, if we consider the impact on the families who would have otherwise lost earning productive individuals, parents losing children or children becoming orphans,” said Dr. V. Sam Prasad, Country Program Director for AHF India Cares. “This milestone is an epitome of championing humanity and guarantees life and dignity to those in need regardless of their ability to pay. However, India still has a long way to go in bridging the gap between the ‘estimated’ and the ‘ever-reached’ to order end AIDS by 2030. With a rekindled spirit and a rejuvenated mind, I vow that AHF India Cares will continue to Innovate Interventions to Impact and Complement India’s National response, doing our best and our part until the war on HIV is won.”
“It is an honor for AHF’s Asia Bureau to both celebrate and share the accomplishment of one million people in care worldwide with the entire AHF team as well as our patients, families and friends,” said Dr. Chhim Sarath, Asia Bureau Chief for AHF who is based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. “However, there is much more to be done in the fight against HIV and AIDS in Asia and throughout the world. As an expert in the delivery of HIV/AIDS medical care and an influential advocate, we celebrate this achievement today and vow that we will continue to be at the forefront of efforts to control AIDS globally.”
In November 2013, AHF kicked off ‘20X20,’ a collective global advocacy campaign to try to get 20 million people living with HIV or AIDS worldwide in care and on treatment by the year 2020. At the time, AHF made a commitment to getting one million of those 20 million on treatment by 2020—a historic benchmark passed this month—and a commitment achieved two years earlier than 2020.
Previous AHF Treatment Benchmarks
“Truly heartfelt congratulations to all of the AHF staff, Board members, volunteers, partners and our patients for contributing your best to help AHF reach this incredible milestone,” said Cynthia Davis, MPH, Assistant Professor and Program Director, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science and Chair of AHF’s Board of Directors. “On behalf of the AHF Board of Directors, we thank you and will celebrate this achievement with you as we lead in to the observation of World AIDS Day—this year marking its 30th year—later this year.”
AHF to Roll Out ‘1,000,000 Lives in Care’ Billboard Campaign in the US and to Some Global Sites
To mark its one million patient milestone, AHF will roll out a celebratory new ‘1,000,000 Lives in Care’ billboard campaign later this month starting in Los Angeles and later, in South Florida. The campaign will also be shared with some global countries and sites. The inspiring artwork, created by Jason Farmer, Senior Director of AHF Worldwide, features an image of white numbers making up ‘1,000,000’ on a backdrop of a crowd of thousands and thousands of people giving the billboard an artistic pointillist effect—one that underscores and heightens to concept on one-million lives now under AHF’s care.
In addition, AHF produced a short video marking the one-million patient milestone. To view, click here
Source: Businesswire
- AHF’s Asia Bureau now provides lifesaving HIV/AIDS care and services in 9 of the 41 countries that AHF operates in globally.
- Dedicated network of AHF global partner organizations are key in rapid scale up of lifesaving treatment; AHF’s prior benchmark—5,00,000 lives in care—was reached in November 2015, just three short years ago.
AHF’s Asia Bureau, one of AHF’s five global bureaus, now provides lifesaving care and services in 9 of the 41 countries that AHF operates in globally including Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.
“Over one million lives in AHF’s care—the most momentous achievement in the 31-year history of AIDS Healthcare Foundation and an achievement proudly shared by many, many dedicated staff, board members, partner organizations, volunteers, family, friends—and patients,” said Michael Weinstein, AHF’s President. “Just three years ago, we marked 5,00,000 patients in care. To now reach over twice that number, one-million lives, is simply incredible. I congratulate and thank all who helped us reach this remarkable milestone today, but remind people there is still much more work to be done. As we carry on, I am confident that the leadership of AHF’s domestic and global programs has the capability and the will to take us onward and upward to bring more and more people into the lifeboat of care and treatment over the next five years.”
“The one million lives under AHF’s care actually translates to many millions and many generations, if we consider the impact on the families who would have otherwise lost earning productive individuals, parents losing children or children becoming orphans,” said Dr. V. Sam Prasad, Country Program Director for AHF India Cares. “This milestone is an epitome of championing humanity and guarantees life and dignity to those in need regardless of their ability to pay. However, India still has a long way to go in bridging the gap between the ‘estimated’ and the ‘ever-reached’ to order end AIDS by 2030. With a rekindled spirit and a rejuvenated mind, I vow that AHF India Cares will continue to Innovate Interventions to Impact and Complement India’s National response, doing our best and our part until the war on HIV is won.”
“It is an honor for AHF’s Asia Bureau to both celebrate and share the accomplishment of one million people in care worldwide with the entire AHF team as well as our patients, families and friends,” said Dr. Chhim Sarath, Asia Bureau Chief for AHF who is based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. “However, there is much more to be done in the fight against HIV and AIDS in Asia and throughout the world. As an expert in the delivery of HIV/AIDS medical care and an influential advocate, we celebrate this achievement today and vow that we will continue to be at the forefront of efforts to control AIDS globally.”
In November 2013, AHF kicked off ‘20X20,’ a collective global advocacy campaign to try to get 20 million people living with HIV or AIDS worldwide in care and on treatment by the year 2020. At the time, AHF made a commitment to getting one million of those 20 million on treatment by 2020—a historic benchmark passed this month—and a commitment achieved two years earlier than 2020.
Previous AHF Treatment Benchmarks
- 5,00,000 lives in care under AHF, a mark celebrated on November 13, 2015
- 2,50,000 lives in care, a mark celebrated on November 27, 2013
- 1,00,000 lives in care, a mark celebrated on April 15, 2009
“Truly heartfelt congratulations to all of the AHF staff, Board members, volunteers, partners and our patients for contributing your best to help AHF reach this incredible milestone,” said Cynthia Davis, MPH, Assistant Professor and Program Director, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science and Chair of AHF’s Board of Directors. “On behalf of the AHF Board of Directors, we thank you and will celebrate this achievement with you as we lead in to the observation of World AIDS Day—this year marking its 30th year—later this year.”
AHF to Roll Out ‘1,000,000 Lives in Care’ Billboard Campaign in the US and to Some Global Sites
To mark its one million patient milestone, AHF will roll out a celebratory new ‘1,000,000 Lives in Care’ billboard campaign later this month starting in Los Angeles and later, in South Florida. The campaign will also be shared with some global countries and sites. The inspiring artwork, created by Jason Farmer, Senior Director of AHF Worldwide, features an image of white numbers making up ‘1,000,000’ on a backdrop of a crowd of thousands and thousands of people giving the billboard an artistic pointillist effect—one that underscores and heightens to concept on one-million lives now under AHF’s care.
In addition, AHF produced a short video marking the one-million patient milestone. To view, click here
Source: Businesswire
