It appears the official HIV/AIDS White House Policy Page has been removed from the official White House website. When you go to the page – at least for now – a message appears indicating the page cannot be found.
The removal of ONAP (Office of National AIDS Policy) appears to have happened at the same time the White House’s LGBT Rights Page was erased as well.
Related: White House LGBT Rights Page removed
Until yesterday, the page had been active, according to the Internet Wayback Machine, an independent website achieve service. See link here. The previous page housed news releases, HIV prevention and treatment strategies – plus important information on U.S. policy regarding HIV/AIDS.
Update 6:10 pm PST:
There is a suggestion that the Office of HIV/AIDS Policy may now be abolished. Here is a report from Kenneth in the 212:
“…a source in the HIV/AIDS research community tells me Trump has already closed the Office of National AIDS Policy, whose page has also been disabled. Revisionist LGBT activists should note the office was formed in 1993 — during the Clinton administration at the height of the plague — to coordinate government efforts to reduce the number of HIV infections in the United States.”
GPB cannot confirm if the Trump administration is closing down the office permanently. Queerty is also running with this story. We are doing some checking on our end and will update once we know more on this post.
Just a little background information about the ONAP from Wikipedia:
“The Office of National AIDS Policy is part of the White House Domestic Policy Council and is tasked with coordinating the continuing efforts of the government to reduce the number of HIV infections across the United States. The Office emphasizes prevention through wide-ranging education initiatives and helps to coordinate the care and treatment of citizens with HIV/AIDS.
ONAP also coordinates with the National Security Council and the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator, and works with international bodies to ensure that America’s response to the global pandemic is fully integrated with other prevention, care, and treatment efforts around the world. Through the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) initiative, the U.S. has taken steps in responding to the global HIV/AIDS pandemic, working with countries heavily impacted by HIV/AIDS to help expand access to treatment, care, and prevention.”
