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Gilead Sciences Announces Collaboration With Morehouse School of Medicine and Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy to Address Inequities in HIV Care
– Gilead Will Provide $4.5 Million in Funding to Help Improve Health Outcomes for Black Americans in the Southern United States – – Investment Reflects
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n– Gilead Will Provide $4.5 Million in Funding to Help Improve Health Outcomes for Black Americans in the Southern United States –\n\n– Investment Reflects Gilead’s Broad and Ongoing Commitment to Advancing Health Equity –\n\n FOSTER CITY, Calif. & ATLANTA & NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nGilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) today announced a new health equity collaboration with the Satcher Health Leadership Institute (SHLI) at Morehouse School of Medicine and the Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities Research and Education (CMHDRE) at Xavier University of Louisiana’s College of Pharmacy. The collaboration is focused on addressing the inequities in HIV care for Black communities in the Southern United States. Gilead has a broad and long-standing commitment to advancing global health equity, which it regards as critical to helping to end the HIV epidemic and improving health outcomes for all. The company’s health equity strategy focuses on collaborating with organizations that reach underrepresented and disproportionately impacted communities.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220816005886/en/\nResearch shows that inequities drive higher rates of HIV infection, as well as worse HIV clinical outcomes among Black Americans. The COVID-19 pandemic has further highlighted and exacerbated such health inequities, especially in the Southern United States. SHLI and CMHDRE are at the forefront of efforts to improve access to HIV care for Black communities in the Southern U.S. region. Gilead will award a total of $4.5 million in funding over a three-year period to support their work in three cities: Atlanta, Baton Rouge, La., and New Orleans.\n\nThe partnership between SHLI and CMHDRE, with support from Gilead, is intended to close critical gaps in care by:\n\n\nIncreasing understanding of the impact of COVID-19 on the healthcare delivery system in the Black community\n\n\nRealigning HIV services to reflect the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic\n\n\nProviding training focused on culturally appropriate HIV care, inclusive of stigma-reducing strategies\n\n\nIncreasing access to, and utilization of, culturally appropriate care for Black people impacted by the HIV epidemic\n\n\n“Gilead knows that scientific innovation has the most impact on patients when we ...