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TAG fights for prevention, treatment, a vaccine & cure for people impacted by HIV, TB & HCV.

06/09/2026

Huge congratulations to TAG’s Government Relations & Policy Associate Kendall Martinez-Wright for receiving a Heroes Award from Capital Pride Alliance!

The Heroes Award recognizes individuals who have furthered LGBTQ+ causes and initiatives in the capital region. The 2026 Capital Pride Honors theme is “Exist. Resist. Have the Audacity!”, and celebrates changemakers whose dedication and service creates equitable, meaningful change.

Kendall is regularly on the frontlines defending HIV funding, advocating for public health budgets, and protecting health care for at-risk populations.

06/08/2026

On Friday night, TAG stood alongside our community partners at the NYC AIDS Memorial for a candlelight vigil, rally, march, and die in. The June 5 event marked HIV/AIDS Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day and commemorates a solemn milestone: the 45th anniversary of the CDC’s first report on the AIDS epidemic.

Organized as part of Seven Days of June, a decentralized, national grassroots campaign running the first week of June, Friday’s memorial showcased how funding cuts are harming our communities.

The campaign unites advocates nationwide to demand elected officials improve healthcare affordability, sustain research, protect public health infrastructure, and ensure stability for at-risk communities, including LGBTQIA+ identities and people with HIV/AIDS.

06/05/2026

Forty-five years ago today, on June 5, 1981, the CDC published a brief report in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) describing five cases of a rare pneumonia among young gay men in Los Angeles.

Those few paragraphs marked the beginning of the AIDS epidemic.

What followed was not only a public health crisis, but a crisis of neglect, stigma, and political indifference. The progress we celebrate today did not happen on its own. It was won by people living with HIV, activists, researchers, caregivers, and communities who demanded action when too many leaders remained silent.

As we mark 45 years since the first recognized AIDS cases, we encourage everyone to take a moment to read the original MMWR report, reflect on the lives lost and the movements built in response, and recommit ourselves to the work that remains.

Tonight, join us and our partners for the 7 Days in June vigil as we honor those we've lost, celebrate those who continue to fight, and remember why activism, science, and community still matter.

And if you're able, please support TAG and the many organizations working every day to advance HIV research, protect public health, and ensure that scientific progress reaches everyone who needs it.

The history of HIV is not over. The future is being written right now.

Read on for more: https://www.treatmentactiongroup.org/45yearslater/

06/04/2026

Forty-five years ago tomorrow, the CDC published a few paragraphs in a weekly report describing five cases of a rare pneumonia among young gay men in Los Angeles. No one reading it could have known it marked the beginning of one of the deadliest epidemics in modern history.

What followed was not only a public health crisis. It was a crisis of neglect. People living with HIV and AIDS faced stigma, political indifference, and a research establishment that moved too slowly while lives hung in the balance.

But the history of HIV is not simply a story of scientific discovery. It is a story of people demanding that scientific discovery serve everyone.

The future of HIV research is being written right now, and with your support, TAG can help ensure it is shaped by equity, accountability, and the belief that lifesaving progress should reach everyone.

Read TAG’s full statement from Executive Director Mark Harrington and donate: https://www.treatmentactiongroup.org/45yearslater/

[Photo credit: Ben Thornberry — A Testament to Action: ACT UP, 1999 Thirty silver gelatin selenium-toned prints documenting ACT UP’s fierce activism during the early AIDS epidemic (1988–1992).]

06/03/2026

Treatment Action Group (TAG) and KNCV TB Plus are excited to present an upcoming webinar:

Using Digital Storytelling and AI for Active Drug Safety Monitoring in Tuberculosis Care

📅Tuesday, June 30, at 9:00 (EST) or 15:00 (CET).

In this webinar, KNCV colleagues Inez de Kruijf-Carter, Juan Román Mora B. and Kristian van Kalmthout will present on cutting-edge powered technologies and artistic techniques that help people with express lived experiences and seek support during treatment.

🤔How can KNCV approaches, and enable community participation in active TB drug safety monitoring and management? Join the webinar and find out!

🔗Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__mX-9Z7iS42bHFRaF9V3ug #/registration

This is the latest webinar in the series of virtual trainings for community and civil society organizations hosted by under the Unitaid-funded ASCENT DR-TB Project.

06/02/2026

Today, public health and HIV activists were arrested while interrupting Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s speech during the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing. Secretary Rubio heard our message loud and clear: “Rubio’s cuts kill people with AIDS, PEPFAR Saves Lives.”

Rubio and the Trump Administration have been delivering critical blows to the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, (PEPFAR) – last year, Trump dismantled the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) – effectively upending global HIV and AIDS programs. Now, the Administration has decided to put a nail in the coffin for PEPFAR by announcing that CDC support for the program will end in most countries by the end of September.

Activists from Housing Works Inc., Health GAP, TAG, and ACT UP New York are calling on lawmakers to block and halt destructive, devastating cuts to these crucial public health initiatives. “Congress must stop Secretary Rubio before he dismantles PEPFAR,” said Government Relations and Policy Associate Kendall Martinez-Wright (pictured second from left). “Rubio continues to defy the will of Congress and the American people who want this program restored and repaired. Under his leadership he is diverting funding and trying to eliminate the essential role of technical experts in global HIV and global health, while program performance is flailing.”

06/01/2026

Last year, lawmakers passed over $1 trillion in health funding cuts as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The most severe human and economic consequences of these cuts will not take effect until later this year, which is why we need to make our voices heard now.

Seven Days in June: HEALTH IS PRIMARY is a decentralized, grassroots-driven campaign from June 1-7, 2026, to expose and fight back against these cuts and their impact on our healthcare infrastructure. Health cuts kill, and communities across America – from rural towns to large cities – are already paying the price.

Alongside our partners, we’re spotlighting and partaking in events in our community that demand elected officials to improve affordability and access to treatment, sustain research, and protect public health infrastructure.

Health is not ideological. HEALTH IS PRIMARY.

05/26/2026

Treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is complex, and can cause side effects throughout the body. Active drug safety monitoring and management (aDSM) and pharmacovigilance (PV)—tools that help identify, report, and manage side effects—are critical to supporting the implementation of newer regimens. Innovations in TB support tools like AI companions and expressive writing and photography initiatives are filling gaps in care, and can help identify treatment side effects.

TAG and KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation are excited to present an upcoming webinar: Using Digital Storytelling and AI for Active Drug Safety Monitoring in Tuberculosis Care on Tuesday, June 30, at 9 a.m. EST. This is the latest installment in the series of virtual trainings for community and civil society organizations hosted by TAG under the Unitaid-funded ASCENT DR-TB Project.

In this webinar, KNCV staff will present cutting-edge technologies and artistic techniques that help people with TB express lived experiences and seek support during treatment. Specifically, KNCV will discuss Aida, a WhatsApp-based digital companion, and PhotoLetters to TB, a creative media initiative, to explore how digital tools and storytelling can enable community participation in active TB drug safety monitoring and management.

Learn more and register: https://www.treatmentactiongroup.org/webinar/tb-treatment-digital-solutions/

05/22/2026

We’re hiring a programmatic communications coordinator to power the fast-moving tuberculosis team’s digital communications work. In this role, you’ll develop and launch content across social media, publications, webinars, and earned media to drive our advocacy and community engagement efforts.

A strong candidate will bring experience creating communications for progressive causes, a knack for reaching diverse audiences, sharp project management skills, and a commitment to our mission. This role collaborates closely with our tuberculosis program and policy teams.

Learn more and apply: bit.ly/TAGcomms

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