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Laura W. Cheever

MD, ScM, Acting Associate Administrator, HIV/AIDS Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Ryan White Program Addressing Coinfection with Viral Hepatitis

May 2, 2013 • 1 comment • By Rupali K. Doshi, MD, MS, Medical Officer, HIV/AIDS Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Laura W. Cheever, MD, ScM, Acting Associate Administrator, HIV/AIDS Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

For many years the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) has worked to increase access to hepatitis C treatment for HIV-infected patients in Ryan White-funded programs. This attention is warranted given that, according to the Action Plan for the Prevention, Care and Treatment of Viral Hepatitis, an estimated 33% of persons living…

HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau Releases Preliminary Data on the Continuum of HIV Care among Ryan White Clients at CROI 2013

March 11, 2013 • 0 comments • By Rupali K. Doshi, MD, MS, Medical Officer, HIV/AIDS Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Laura W. Cheever, MD, ScM, Acting Associate Administrator, HIV/AIDS Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

New data shows that the majority of patients receiving medical care funded by the Federal Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RW) are virally suppressed. The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) presented the data on the continuum of HIV care in the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program at the 20th Conference on Retroviruses and…