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PEPFAR Watch provides up-to-date and accurate information on U.S. global health policy to assist the work of media, advocates, service providers and policy makers.

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Press Release, AIDS 2010: U.S. Politics Undermine HIV Prevention Efforts at Expense of Women & Youth

Posted on July 23, 2010

Public health advocates at the XVIII International AIDS Conference exposed evidence that the United States’ President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) continues to promote and fund HIV programs that use a discredited and ineffective Abstinence and Be Faithful (AB-only) approach.

Press Release: 2011 Budget Underfunds, Jeopardizes Global Health Initiative

Posted on February 1, 2010

President Obama’s proposed FY ’11 budget underfunds and jeopardizes global HIV/AIDS, women’s, maternal and child health, and tuberculosis and malaria programs, and falls far short of what the experts have identified as essential investments.

Press Release: CHANGE Applauds President Obama For Repealing Global Gag Rule

Posted on January 23, 2009

Today, the Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE) praised President Barack Obama for his decision to repeal the Mexico City Policy, also known as the Global Gag Rule, and urged him to continue efforts toward smart, evidence-based policies that promote the health and rights of women and girls worldwide.

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PEPFAR Five-Year Strategy, December 2009

Posted on August 1, 2006

This global epidemic requires a comprehensive, multisectoral approach that expands access to prevention, care and treatment. As PEPFAR works to build upon its successes, it will focus on transitioning from an emergency response to promoting sustainable country programs.

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Strategies for Change: Breaking Barriers

Posted on April 1, 2009

The disproportionate impact of the AIDS pandemic on women and girls is clear. The additional barriers faced by women and girls in obtaining appropriate services and care—including stigma and discrimination, violence, lack of information, and poverty—have been well documented. Yet effective strategies to address these barriers and the underlying factors contributing to them have received less attention.

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