AID FOR AIDS International Inc.

Our Access to Treatment Program is designed to provide free antiretroviral (ARV) therapy, treatment planning and medication resources management to people with HIV in developing countries who do not have access to healthcare coverage and treatment, as well as to cover the existing gap in the HIV and AIDS National Programs which do not offer rescue therapies or the latest generation ARV treatment.
Part of the Access to Treatment Program process includes the combined work of the treating physicians and our medical team to find the best treatment plan for every applicant. Once the case is approved, we guarantee a sustainable advanced supply of medication to guarantee continuous provision of ARVs to our beneficiaries.
To date, AFAI has provided antiretroviral (ARV) treatment to over 20,000 people in 59 countries.

The Chronic Disease Response Program responds to shortages of medication that affect millions of people in Latin America and the Caribbean on an annual basis. This includes people with HIV and other chronic diseases.
Headquartered in New York City, with a United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) storage warehouse in Panama, this program works with international partners, pharmaceutical companies, and organized civil society to reduce the impact of medication shortages and save lives.
In 2018, AFA distributed 60 tons of medication to 35,000 people in Latin America.

The program is based on the peer-to-peer education methodology. Young people receive a training to then transmit what they have learned to their peers. Given its achieved success, young people, health professionals, companies, organizations, people with HIV, their families and the public in general receive clear, correct and update information about comprehensive preventive health and HIV, incorporating strategies on life skills tested by the World Health Organization (WHO) promoting the eradication of stigma and discrimination towards people with HIV or AIDS. This program also incorporates Neurolinguistic Programming strategies that update false beliefs and the use of an inclusive language.
By including these skills and knowledge into their daily lives, empowered people can take over their health, achieving a better quality of life and appreciating the importance of a healthy lifestyle.

This program was established in 2003, and it offers emotional and educational support and medical services for over 400 children with HIV aged 3 to 15 in Latin America and the Caribbean. It strives to help children achieve a healthy adolescence that may otherwise elude them given their precarious health situation by using three different components: 1) Age-appropriate counseling through one-on-one sessions with a psychologist trained to address youth developmental issues, including those related to chronic health issues. 2) Intensive one-on-one psychotherapy for children with acute distress. 3) Multiple play activities designed to promote self-esteem, enhance coping skills, and promote important health goals (such as adherence to antiretroviral drug regimens).

Our office in New York is actively involved in community outreach, focused on the Latino community in the Greater New York Area.
Our Outreach and HIV Testing Program provides the necessary information about HIV and AIDS, preventive methods, and HIV Testing.
Outreach activities includes free and confidential HIV testing on and off-site, which are conducted throughout the year in partnership with local organizations and Latin American Consulates in New York.

Healing Venezuela responds to the severe and high levels of infant malnutrition Venezuela has faced since 2016, through the distribution of infant formula to mothers who cannot or should not breastfeed due to different health conditions. AID FOR AIDS provide proper feeding to babies from 0 to 12 months old for the first 12 months of life. AFA partners with pediatricians in different health centers across the country to locate and enroll babies. AFA monitors their development through indicators such as height and weight. In 2018, AFA secured proper nutrition for 400 babies for the first 12 months of their lives in 13 states of Venezuela.