Hot News! - ONAP

April 12, 2000
	Thurman Press Statement on Passage of Ryan White by Senate HELP Committee.

February 24, 2000
	Sandra Thurman Testimony to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations' Subcommittee on African Affairs.

February 24, 2000
	Medicaid Expansion -- Press Statement by Sandra L. Thurman.

February 8, 2000
	ONAP Press statement on FY2001 Budget Proposal (get a copy of the FY2001 budget).

February 3, 2000
	Remarks of ONAP director to International Labor Organizations on HIV/AIDS in Africa.

January 25, 2000
	Remarks of ONAP director to the IOM Advisory Committee on HIV Prevention.

January 10 , 2000
	Vice President Al Gore speeks at the United Nations Security Council session on the global AIDS crisis. remarks as prepared for delivery by the Vice President at the U.N. Security Council Session on AIDS in Africa remarks as prepared for delivery by the Vice President at the United Nations Security Council Opening Session see the press statement from the Vice President's office see a statement from ONAP Director Sandra Thurman

December 23, 1999
	The President and Mrs. Clinton release a statement on the death of Tom Henderson, a member of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV and AIDS.

December 17, 1999
	The President offers comments at the signing ceremony for the Jeffords-Kennedy Work Incentives Improvement Act, which will assist people with disabilities - including those living with AIDS - get back to work or stay at work without losing critical health benefits. The legislation also includes a demonstration component important to serving persons living with HIV. See a fact sheet on this landmark legislation.

December 5, 1999
	ONAP publishes a "History of 736 Jackson Place," with information on the historical building in which its offices are located.

December 1, 1999
	The White House releases the Presidential Proclamation for World AIDS Day 1999. ONAP releases a Summary Fact Sheet on HIV/AIDS. The White House releases a notice of a change in international trade policy with respect to HIV/AIDS treatments

November 19, 1999
	Sandra Thurman releases a statement on the final FY2000 appropriations for HIV/AIDS programs (download a copy - 39k - requires free viewer)

November 6, 1999
	Sandra Thurman provides comments to a plenary session of the US Conference on AIDS in Denver, Colorado.

November 3, 1999
	The Department of Justice releases a new report on HIV/AIDS in prisons: see the report, issued by the Bureau of Justice Statistics see the press release issued by the Department of Justice

October 29, 1999
	President Clinton announces a series of actions to protect the privacy of medical records stored electronically: see the White House press release see the HHS press release or fact sheet read President Clinton's remarks

October 13, 1999
	The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announces the release of $9.15 million in grants awarded for community-based HIV outreach: see SAMHSA's press release

October 1, 1999
	The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announces the release of $28.8 million in targeted expansion grants related to drug treatment and HIV/AIDS: see SAMHSA's press release see the list of grantees

September 21, 1999
	The White House releases the transcript of the President's Comments to the 54th Session of the United Nations General Assembly that includes initiatives on international AIDS and vaccine development (see a related press release issued by the US Agency for International Development).

September 15, 1999
	The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) releases the results of a demonstration program on using HIV outreach to extend public health services to drug users.

September 14, 1999
	ONAP releases a statement and an accompanying message from President Clinton to the 11th Annual Conference on AIDS and STDs in Africa (ICASA) (approx. 72k and require free viewer).

September 13, 1999
	ONAP releases a 2-page summary of the LIFE Initiative (Leadership and Investment in Fighting an Epidemic), the Administration's new international AIDS initiative, along with a link to the budget amendment sent to Congress to secure the Initiative's funding (approx. 27k and 196k respectively, and require free viewer).

August 10, 1999
	Several additions are made to ONAP's web site, including a directory of AIDS Education and Training Centers, a new links section on State programs, and additional prevention and care links.

July 22, 1999
	ONAP Director Sandra Thurman provided testimony at a hearing by the House Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy & Human Resources on "What is the United States' Role in Combating the Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic?"

July 21, 1999
	The Administration releases a Statement of Administration Policy (SAP) on the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, including its provisions relative to needle exchange

July 19, 1999
	Vice President Gore, joined by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and ONAP Director Sandra Thurman, announces a new Administration initiative to address the AIDS crisis in Africa. Get the press statement from the Office of the Vice President View "Report on the Presidential Mission on Children Orphaned by AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa: Findings and Plan of Action" You can also download the report (410K and requires a free viewer) See the budget amendment sent by the President to Congress to secure the funding (approx. 196k, and requires free viewer)

June 16 , 1999
	HHS announces new Crisis Response Teams, part of the Administration's Initiative on HIV/AIDS in Racial and Ethnic Minorities. Get the HHS Press Release and Fact Sheet by visiting the HHS web site or Download the PDF versions of Press Release and Fact Sheet (you must first obtain and install a free viewer)
June 15-16 , 1999
	President Clinton comments on imminent passage by the Senate of the Jeffords-Kennedy Work Incentives Improvement Act at an impromptu ceremony at the Capitol, and subsequently releases a statement after the 99-0 passing vote by the Senate.

June 14 , 1999
	Vice President Gore issues a statement on the implications of a new clinical study showing the effectiveness of a drug (nevirapine) in reducing the likelihood of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (get further information from NIH).

June 9, 1999
	President Clinton dedicates the new Dale and Betty Bumpers Vaccine Research Center at the National Institutes of Health. See the following for further information: Remarks by the President Press release from the National Institutes of Health Article in NIH newsletter on Dr. Nabel's plans for the new Center

April 29, 1999
	ONAP web site publishes a guide to resources available through the Congressional Black Caucus - Department of Health and Human Services Initiative to address HIV/AIDS in racial and ethnic minorities

March 11, 1999
	Dr. Gary Nabel appointed new director of the Vaccine Research Center at the National Institutes of Health. See the following for further information: Press release from the Dept. of Health and Human Services Statement by the President Article in NIH newsletter on Dr. Nabel's plans for the new Center

February 26, 1999
	Comments by Sandra Thurman at the 1999 National Conference on African Americans and HIV/AIDS

February 2, 1999
	ONAP Press statement on FY2000 Budget Proposal (get a copy of the FY2000 budget)

January 28, 1999
	Comments by the First Lady at the Elizabeth Glazer Pediatric AIDS Foundation Awards Ceremony.