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PEPFAR Announces Largest Study of Combination HIV Prevention
To quickly build an evidence base, PEPFAR will support three awards. With funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine will partner with the NIH-funded HIV Prevention Trials Network to examine a strategy linking household-based HIV testing to universal community-based HIV treatment in Zambia and South Africa. The Harvard School of Public Health will receive funding through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to evaluate the impact on HIV incidence of expanding population coverage of an integrated set of HIV prevention interventions in Botswana. Through an existing USAID award, Johns Hopkins University will evaluate the impact of an integrated set of biomedical, behavioral and structural prevention interventions to reduce HIV incidence in the Iringa region of Tanzania.
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The U.S.‘s Failed HIV Policy
August 15, 2011
The breed of camaraderie shared by Peace Corps Volunteers is often compared to that of the military, sports teams, or police officers—all groups thrown into a high-stress, results-driven environment that force quick emotional bonding. Like the others, we Peace Corps Volunteers tend to pounce quickly on those who can’t take the heat.
Scientific Advances and the Fight Against AIDS
July 19, 2011
This week, I am in Rome, Italy, for the International AIDS Society’s Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment, and Prevention. This gathering of researchers caps a year of incredible scientific announcements, and I anticipate even more at this meeting.
PEPFAR: Making Smart Investments To Save More Lives
February 18, 2011
On February 10, U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) convened a forum on "PEPFAR's Smart Investments to Save More Lives: Efficiencies, Innovation, Impact" at the World Bank in Washington, DC. The meeting was part of an ongoing discussion with leaders in government, civil society, and business about how the global community can work together to become more efficient and achieve greater impact in the global fight against HIV/AIDS.
Ugandan Tragedy, Human Rights, and US Foreign Aid
January 27, 2011
There are times when the words are hard to find, because the action they are needed to describe is so repugnant that any language in its entirety is insufficient. A Ugandan gay rights activist, David Kato, was beaten to death with a hammer in his home yesterday, the result of a staggering climate of intolerance that has been fueled by local media, religious leaders and politicians, and in part by discriminatory U.S.-funded programs.
Home Based HIV Testing, Counselling Launched
August 12, 2010
The Home Based HIV Testing and Counselling (HBHTC) programme, aimed at testing and counselling people from their homes, was launched at the Mbabane East Inkhundla yesterday.
PEPFAR Assists With Fight Against Gender-Based Violence
August 11, 2010
The United States government, under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), will assist its Namibian counterpart, civil society and other development partners to fight widespread gender-based violence (GBV) in the country.
Obama Will Keep Funding Commitment to PEPFAR
August 11, 2010
Amid concerns that the United States’ aid for combating AIDS has flatlined, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Eric Goosby is confident that his nation will “keep” its six-year commitment to provide USD63 billion in global health aid.
Conversations with America: A Discussion on PEPFAR
August 10, 2010
Dr. Jeffrey L. Sturchio, President and CEO of the Global Health Council, holds a conversation with Ambassador Eric Goosby, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, on the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
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