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Clinton expresses concern over HIV in Uganda, stops in Malawi on 11-day African tour

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton "expressed concern" over Uganda's increasing number of HIV infections on a visit to the country last week, part of an 11-day trip to eight African nations, Uganda's New Vision reports (Mukasa, 8/4).

6 Aug 2012

Blog examines preliminary report on PEPFAR's pilot Expenditure Analysis Initiative

In this post on the Center for Global Development's (CGD) "Global Health Policy" blog, CGD's Victoria Fan, Rachel Silverman, and Amanda Glassman examine "the preliminary report on the pilot of PEPFAR's Expenditure Analysis Initiative, an important and exciting move by PEPFAR towards evidence-based decision making and greater transparency."

3 Aug 2012

PEPFAR announces $60M initiative to support implementation of science research, evaluation programs

PEPFAR on Wednesday "announced awards for a $60 million initiative, with potential for additional funding in year three, to support implementation science research and the evaluation of programs established under PEPFAR," according to a U.S. State Department media note.

3 Aug 2012

U.S. bipartisanship fundamental to continued progress against HIV/AIDS

"Health care, taxes, energy, favorite flavor of ice cream -- it seems our elected leaders must disagree at every turn. But one issue that has so far repulsed the partisan pressures of the times was highlighted at the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) in our nation's capital last week: the fight against HIV/AIDS," former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) writes in an opinion piece in "The Week."

2 Aug 2012

Feed the Future initiative worthy of bipartisan support awarded to PEPFAR

Noting "President Barack Obama's Feed the Future initiative seeks to end hunger through increasing investment in agricultural development, particularly for the vast legion of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa," Roger Thurow, a senior fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, writes in a post in the ONE blog, "Central to this movement is that Feed the Future and U.S. leadership to end hunger through agricultural development become a cornerstone of American policy no matter who is in the White House or which party controls Congress."

31 Jul 2012

Advocacy, commitment, investment needed to continue HIV/AIDS response

Some members of Congress "are advocating deep cuts to funding for domestic programs such as the Ryan White CARE Act and international programs such as the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and PEPFAR," but "what these critics fail to realize is that though we have won a multitude of battles, we are still losing the war in many communities," Rep. Michael Honda (D-Calif.) writes in a U.S. News & World Report opinion piece.

31 Jul 2012

Results from HIV incidence study in Swaziland

The results from a nationally representative HIV incidence study in Swaziland indicate that the national rate of new HIV infections is 2.38% among adults ages 18-49. This figure, comparable to the 2009 UNAIDS estimate of 2.66% for Swaziland adults ages 15-49, suggests that the HIV epidemic in Swaziland may have begun to stabilize in the past few years.

30 Jul 2012

PEPFAR, private partner launch 5-year 'Labs for Life' initiative

At the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) on Thursday, PEPFAR and Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD), "announced Labs for Life, a new collaboration to help strengthen health care and laboratory systems in the developing world along with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)," a State Department fact sheet states.

28 Jul 2012

Recent release: AIDS 2012 session examines possible PEPFAR, Global Fund collaboration

The Center for Global Development's "Global Health Policy" blog reports on a session at the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) examining "how PEPFAR and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria could collaborate more strategically to maximize impact."

28 Jul 2012

Laura Bush discusses foreign aid, work on AIDS, cervical cancer in ABC interview

ABC News' "OTUS" blog features an interview with former first lady Laura Bush, who discusses the importance of foreign aid and how she and her husband, former President George W. Bush, "will be building off the success of [PEPFAR] and continuing to work to fight AIDS in Africa and worldwide," including "help[ing] women in developing countries screen for cervical cancer".

27 Jul 2012

AIDS 2012 plenary speakers call for expanded efforts to provide HIV treatment, prevention to women, children

AIDS experts speaking at the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) on Wednesday called for an expansion of HIV care and treatment to all women instead of focusing only on those who are pregnant, the Associated Press reports.

27 Jul 2012

A key question at this week's AIDS Conference: Who will pay the worldwide costs of treatment?

A roundup of news from the International AIDS Conference taking place this week in Washington.

27 Jul 2012

Recent release: Blog examines faith-based response to HIV/AIDS

In a post in KPLU's "Humanosphere" blog, journalist Tom Paulson discusses the role of faith-based organizations in the response to HVI/AIDS, writing, "PEPFAR is mentioned in perhaps every other speech here at the International AIDS Conference, AIDS 2012, as one of those game-changers. Infrequently, some folks also mention, usually just in passing, something like the 'contributions of the faith-based community.'

27 Jul 2012

Obama's absence at AIDS 2012 gains attention of activists, Bloomberg reports

Noting that President Barack Obama's "only presence at the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) is a 50-second cameo in a three-minute video welcoming delegates," Bloomberg reports that his "absence ... has activists talking."

26 Jul 2012

AIDS activists march in Washington, India to protest marginalization of sex workers, drug users

"AIDS activists gathering in Washington, D.C., and Kolkata, India, this week have denounced conditions attached to U.S. global AIDS funding, which they say have damaged the response to the epidemic by further marginalizing sex workers -- among those hardest hit" by the epidemic, the Guardian reports.

26 Jul 2012

Assistant Sec. of Health Koh addresses AIDS 2012 plenary; HHS Sec. Sebelius speaks at Washington Post event

Speaking at the plenary session of the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) in Washington, D.C., on Monday, U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health Howard Koh discussed the development and implementation of the United States' first-ever comprehensive National HIV/AIDS Strategy, ABC News reports.

26 Jul 2012

Recent release: U.S. Census Bureau, State Department release data, maps on global HIV/AIDS

The U.S. Census Bureau on Monday launched an interactive global resource on the prevalence of HIV infection and AIDS cases and deaths, which contains 149,000 statistics, making it the "most complete of its kind in the world," according to a Census Bureau press release.

26 Jul 2012

Devex examines history, future of PEPFAR

In a feature analysis, Devex examines the history of PEPFAR, the program's sustainability, its use of public-private partnerships, and the potential impact of the closure earlier this month of the Global Health Initiative (GHI) office.

25 Jul 2012

Bill Gates stresses importance of investment in both HIV treatment and research for vaccines, microbicides

In a symposium session on Monday at the XIX International AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C., politicians and public health experts joined Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Co-Chair Bill Gates for a discussion about improving effectiveness and efficiency in the HIV/AIDS response, the Washington Post reports.

25 Jul 2012

Recent release: CSIS blog posts highlight panel discussions on PEPFAR, examine challenges to administering treatment-as-prevention

"In advance of the XIX International AIDS Conference -- AIDS 2012 -- CSIS celebrated the release of the special supplement of the Journal of AIDS focused on PEPFAR" with an event organized in cooperation with the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator (OGAC)," the Center for Strategic & International Studies' (CSIS) "Smart Global Health" blog reports.

24 Jul 2012

PEPFAR News and Research

Clinton expresses concern over HIV in Uganda, stops in Malawi on 11-day African tour

Blog examines preliminary report on PEPFAR's pilot Expenditure Analysis Initiative

PEPFAR announces $60M initiative to support implementation of science research, evaluation programs

U.S. bipartisanship fundamental to continued progress against HIV/AIDS

Feed the Future initiative worthy of bipartisan support awarded to PEPFAR

Advocacy, commitment, investment needed to continue HIV/AIDS response

Results from HIV incidence study in Swaziland

PEPFAR, private partner launch 5-year 'Labs for Life' initiative

Recent release: AIDS 2012 session examines possible PEPFAR, Global Fund collaboration

Laura Bush discusses foreign aid, work on AIDS, cervical cancer in ABC interview

AIDS 2012 plenary speakers call for expanded efforts to provide HIV treatment, prevention to women, children

A key question at this week's AIDS Conference: Who will pay the worldwide costs of treatment?

Recent release: Blog examines faith-based response to HIV/AIDS

Obama's absence at AIDS 2012 gains attention of activists, Bloomberg reports

AIDS activists march in Washington, India to protest marginalization of sex workers, drug users

Assistant Sec. of Health Koh addresses AIDS 2012 plenary; HHS Sec. Sebelius speaks at Washington Post event

Recent release: U.S. Census Bureau, State Department release data, maps on global HIV/AIDS

Devex examines history, future of PEPFAR

Bill Gates stresses importance of investment in both HIV treatment and research for vaccines, microbicides

Recent release: CSIS blog posts highlight panel discussions on PEPFAR, examine challenges to administering treatment-as-prevention

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