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Illinois Ryan White Part B Program Updates Policy Clarification Notice

MAP Continues to Assist with Medication Concerns During COVID-19 Response

An updated policy clarification notice (PCN) from the Illinois Ryan White Part B Program has two sections. The first section addresses newly added protocol the program has adopted for the

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August 28, 2020 |

Illinois HIV Integrated Planning Council Seeks New Members

The Illinois HIV Integrated Planning Council (IHIPC) is now accepting applications for eight voting members and six at-large, non-voting membership terms beginning January 2021. Applications for the 2021 new member selection process will be accepted through Sept. 15, 2020.

At-large …

July 2, 2020 |

National HIV Testing Day Focuses on Ending the Epidemic

June 27th is National HIV Testing Day (NHTD). As people across the nation fight for racial justice, it is critical that we continue to shine a light on the health disparities that persist in communities of color, with some of …

June 26, 2020 |

Update 2: Illinois Ryan White Part B Medication Shipments

Statewide Partners:

Good Evening! On behalf of the Illinois Ryan White Part B ADAP-MAP Program, I am writing to provide an update related to the ongoing strategies resulting from continued pharmacy closures occurring statewide. Illinois ADAP-MAP and our dispensing pharmacy, …

June 5, 2020 |

Illinois Ryan White Part B Medication Shipment Update

Statewide Partners:

Good evening, I hope this email finds everyone doing well and remaining safe during these challenging times. I am writing tonight to provide action step updates taken by the Illinois ADAP-MAP Program and its contracted dispensing pharmacy, CVS …

June 3, 2020 |

CDC Guidance on PrEP During COVID-19

Dear Colleague,

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) understands that its partners in HIV prevention are facing unprecedented challenges and demands as we continue to battle the COVID-19 pandemic together. While some clinics and HIV prevention providers have …

May 15, 2020 |

Gilead Sciences Statement on Ensuring Continued Supply of HIV Medicine Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Foster City, Calif. – March 23, 2020 – For those with potentially immunosuppressing conditions, such as HIV, the uncertainty caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic can be particularly challenging. Gilead remains focused on ensuring that people living with or at …

March 24, 2020 |

Fast Facts – Coronavirus, COVID-19 and People Living with HIV

By Jim Pickett, AIDS Foundation of Chicago

All people, regardless of HIV status, need to be concerned about coronavirus and the disease it causes, COVID-19.

Coronavirus is highly contagious and may cause a lot more sickness and death that the

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March 19, 2020 |

IDPH HIV Section COVID-19 Guidance for Ryan White Part B Clients, Providers and Stakeholders

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), Office of Health Protection, Division of Infectious Disease, HIV/AIDS Section, and the Ryan White Part B Program (RWPB) has been closely following the COVID-19 outbreak. The Illinois RWPB takes its responsibility to support …

March 17, 2020 |