amfAR Issues Call to Action at Groundbreaking Capitol Hill Conference
National leaders and experts in the field of HIV/AIDS research and policy called for an overhaul of the federal governments approach to HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment delivery, and research at a May 13 conference on Capitol Hill co-sponsored by amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, and Research!America.
U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), who was given an amfAR Award of Courage by amfARs chairman of the board, Kenneth Cole, said she was confident that President Obama would honor his commitment to using science as a basis for public policy. We can take heart from President Obamas pledge in his inspirational Inaugural Address to restore science to its rightful place, she said. Some say we must choose between faith and science. We say that science is the answer to our prayers.
This short video offers perspectives from some of the conference speakers: Earvin "Magic" Johnson; Jeffrey Crowley, director of the White House Office of National AIDS Policy; actor, advocate, and artist Jane Seymour; Miguel Gomez, director of AIDS.gov; and Regan Hoffman; editor in chief of Poz magazine.