{"id":320,"date":"2021-07-08T17:02:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T21:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/herpescureadvocacy.com\/2021\/07\/08\/herpes-advocacy-news\/"},"modified":"2021-11-28T13:56:02","modified_gmt":"2021-11-28T18:56:02","slug":"herpes-advocacy-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/herpescureadvocacy.com\/2021\/07\/08\/herpes-advocacy-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Herpes Cure Advocacy News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Advocacy for Herpes has never truly existed, we believe, because of stigma. Herpes is the most heavily stigmatized STI, by far. It could also be the most heavily stigmatized medical condition, period. It\u2019s hard to demand fair treatment and prevention, when you\u2019re in the closet about your condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019ve been hard at work to ask for Herpes treatment, cure and prevention. Here\u2019s a glance into what we\u2019ve been up to: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Legislative Affairs<\/strong>: In the FY 2022 appropriations cycle HCA met for the first time with members of the Senate Appropriations LHHS subcommittee to ask for a Dept of Health &amp; Human Services national strategy and strategic plan for treatment and prevention of Herpes Simplex Virus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This work is ongoing, as the senate budget report has not been released. We\u2019re looking to build our network of advocates, including patients and HSV field experts in all 50 states. If you can help please <a href=\"https:\/\/herpescureadvocacy.com\/contact\/\">contact us.<\/a>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Partnerships<\/strong>: Without the support of field experts, our ask for Herpes treatment and prevention won\u2019t go far. To make our advocacy more meaningful, we need Herpes Simplex Virus experts (virologists, epidemiologists, infectious disease specialists, pathologists, neurologists, STI experts, women\u2019s health, etc.) who agree that better treatment and prevention is urgently needed. We\u2019re working with a panel of field experts to guide our work and are always looking for more partners.  <a href=\"https:\/\/herpescureadvocacy.com\/contact\/\">Contact us<\/a> if this is you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Organizational Partnerships: Alignment with organizational partners is critical and we meet regularly with our colleagues who support our work at NCSD, Beyond AIDS, IDSA, ASHA, NASTAD and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Public and Media Relations<\/strong>: Nothing puts pressure on like a powerful story. We\u2019re working on making inroads with the press and have some important stories in the works.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Community Building:<\/strong> We\u2019re constantly growing our membership and build our army of patient advocates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fundraising<\/strong>: Skipping all the incremental work above, one of the most fastest and direct ways to advance a cure for Herpes Simplex Virus is to fund cure research. Two active campaigns we\u2019re fundraising for, are <a href=\"https:\/\/herpescureadvocacy.com\/2021\/05\/20\/current-herpes-cure-research-at-fred-hutch-cancer-center\/\">Keith Jerome\u2019s gene editing research <\/a>at Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center and <a href=\"https:\/\/socialfundraising.apps.upenn.edu\/socialFundraising\/jsp\/fast.do?&amp;fastStart=customTemplateByNameOrId&amp;customApplicationNameOrId=HSVresearchfund\">Dr Harvey Friedman\u2019s research<\/a> at UPenn. Both provide much hope to the 6 billion living with HSV globally. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Want to join our advocate army? We need patients, HSV field experts of every discipline, and organizational partners to help us chart the path forward. <a href=\"https:\/\/herpescureadvocacy.com\/contact\/\">Email<\/a> us, and let\u2019s get to work! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"get-in-touch\">Get in touch<\/h5>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advocacy for Herpes has never truly existed, we believe, because of stigma. Herpes is the most heavily stigmatized STI, by far. 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