WORLD applauds CA Gov. Brown for signing SB 1053, Landmark Legislation to Expand Birth Control Access in California. Happy World Contraception Day!! ## World Contraception Day takes place on September 26th every year. The annual worldwide campaign centers around a vision where every pregnancy is wanted. Launched in 2007, WCD’s mission is to improve awareness of contraception and to enable …
WORLD invites you to USCA 2014
WORLD invites you to join us October 2nd-5th for USCA 2014 For nearly two decades, USCA (United States Conference on AIDS) has sought to increase the strength and diversity of the community-based response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic through education, training, new partnerships, collaboration and networking. In 2014, USCA will continue to highlight how the Affordable Care Act can help us …
30 for 30 Campaign Statement on the Appointment of Key Women Leaders to PACHA: Gina M. Brown, MSW and Vignetta Charles, PhD
Washington, DC (September 4, 2014) – The 30 for 30 Campaign congratulates President Obama on the new appointments to the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA). In particular, we highlight the appointments of Gina M. Brown, MSW, Board Member of Positive Women’s Network-USA (PWN-USA) and Vignetta Charles, PhD, Senior Vice President with AIDS United. The organizations with which the new …
WORLD/AHF Affiliation Celebration
OAKLAND (August 26, 2014) – Last month, the Oakland-based community service organization Women Organized to Respond to Life-threatening Diseases (WORLD) announced that it would be uniting with global public health organization AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) in order to expand the Oakland nonprofit’s capacity to provide lifesaving service to women, girls, families and communities affected by HIV in the Greater Bay …
WORLD and AHF to Join Forces!
New affiliation between ‘Women Organized to Respond to Life-threatening Diseases’ (WORLD) and AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) seeks to improve delivery of lifesaving HIV/AIDS care and services to women in Oakland and the Greater Bay Area. OAKLAND (July 1, 2014) Women Organized to Respond to Life-threatening Diseases (WORLD) is expanding its capacity to provide critical lifesaving services to women, girls, …
Join WORLD and White House Office of AIDS Director Douglas Brooks
Join WORLD at a Town Hall forum to welcome Douglas Brooks, new director of the White House Office of AIDS policy. Brooks will discuss the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, the Affordable Care Act, and implementation and best-practices to achieve the NHAS. The meeting will be at Oakland City Hall in the Council Chambers on the 3rd floor. Tuesday June 24th from …