National HIV/AIDS Strategy
Coordinated by the White House Office of National AIDS Policy.
New ONAP Director Announced
The White House announced Dr. Grant Colfax as the new Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy. Learn more.
Federal Agency Operational Plans
The lead Federal agencies for implementing the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) have submitted operational plans to the Office of National AIDS Policy and the Office of Management and Budget.
12 Cities Project
The 12 Cities Project is an important component of the HHS efforts to implement the National HIV/AIDS Strategy. The project supports and accelerates comprehensive HIV/AIDS planning and cross-agency response in the 12 U.S. jurisdictions that bear the highest AIDS burden in the country.
Read an overview of the project. Read our blog posts about the project.
On July 13, 2010 the White House released the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS). This ambitious plan is the nation's first-ever comprehensive coordinated HIV/AIDS roadmap with clear and measurable targets to be achieved by 2015.
Strategy Implementation
Progress to-date since the Strategy was introduced.
Make the Strategy Real
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Vision for the National HIV/AIDS Strategy
The United States will become a place where new HIV infections are rare and when they do occur, every person regardless of age, gender, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or socio-economic circumstance, will have unfettered access to high quality, life-extending care, free from stigma and discrimination.
Goals for the National HIV/AIDS Strategy
Reduce new HIV infections
- Lower the annual number of new infections by 25%
- Reduce HIV transmission by 30%
- Increase the percentage of people living with HIV who know their serostatus from 79% to 90%
Increase access to care and improve health outcomes for people living with HIV
- Increase the proportion of newly diagnosed patients linked to clinical care from 65% to 85%
- Increase the proportion of Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program clients who are in continuous care from 73% to 80%
- Increase the number of Ryan White clients with permanent housing from 82% to 86%
Reduce HIV-related health disparities
- Improve access to prevention and care services for all Americans
- Increase the proportion of HIV-diagnosed gay and bisexual men with undetectable viral load by 20%
- Increase the proportion of HIV-diagnosed Blacks with undetectable viral load by 20%
- Increase the proportion of HIV-diagnosed Latinos with undetectable viral load by 20%
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