amfAR’s public policy office in Washington, D.C., educates policy makers, the media, and the public about evidence-based policies to address HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and around the world.

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President Obama’s Commitment to an AIDS-Free Generation (and How to Make It Happen)

amfAR Director of Public Policy Chris Collins begins to plot a course for realizing the President’s vision of a world without AIDS.

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Why Cutting PEPFAR Is Bad Policy

Chris Collins outlines six reasons why Congress should reject President Obama’s budget proposal to cut PEPFAR funding by nearly $550 million.

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Failure to Address HIV Among MSM Imperils Goal of an "AIDS-Free Generation"

A new report by amfAR and Johns Hopkins University finds that funding to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS consistently fails to reach programs serving gay men and other men who have sex with men.

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Syringe Exchange Defeat

amfAR voices strong criticism of the ban on the use of federal funds for syringe exchange programs in the fiscal year 2012 federal spending bill.

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