In order to combat AIDS the California HIV/AIDS Research Program from the University of California has announced on the 29th of November that it will be awarding grants amounting to $6.4 million. The grants will be awarded to five healthcare organizations in the state.

The groups will be using the money to study a new model of healthcare related to HIV/AIDS, the model will be aimed at improving the quality of healthcare for people suffering from the virus and will also help in reducing the costs involved for treatment. The organizations receiving the money will also examine Patient-Centered Medical Home models over the period of the next three years.

It needs to be reminded here, that PCMH is not an organization or a medical facility to provide care, but is a model to provide medical care to people suffering from the virus as a community-based system. Apart from providing care the system is also used to promote awareness and prevention regarding the condition.

The model is so important that even the Federal Government has categorized it to be a part of the 2010 National HIV/AIDS Strategy. The service will provide health care services for the effective treatment of the virus in both private and public healthcare services.

While talking about the grants for the five organizations, The Director of CHRP, George Lemp said that the research work will provide a lot of information to people providing HIV care and people creating policies about HIV.