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Local clinics and community groups outline HIV prevention gains and funding shortfalls
Summary
Providers including TransVizion, Bay Area Community Health, La Clinica and the Oakland LGBTQ Community Center told the Board Health Committee they have expanded gender‑affirming care and HIV prevention services but face funding and workforce constraints; TransVizion reported serving 403 clients Jan–Nov 2024 and La Clinica reported high linkage and viral suppression metrics.
Multiple community providers presented program overviews to the Board Health Committee, describing clinic performance, populations served and persistent funding and workforce challenges for HIV prevention and gender‑affirming care in Alameda County.
Aliyah Bilal (Bay Area Community Health) and Malaya (TransVizion supervisor) described the TransVizion clinic network, which provides gender‑affirming primary care, hormone therapy, behavioral health and HIV prevention services. Malaya said that from Jan. 1 to Nov. 1, 2024, the program served 403 individuals (62 percent aged 30–64), with 127 clients on PrEP and 76 percent of patients coming from Alameda County.
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