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FDA approves 152 antiretroviral drugs in association with PEPFAR to treat HIV/AIDS

Today, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg announced the agency has approved or tentatively approved a total of 152 antiretroviral drugs in association with the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to treat those infected with HIV/AIDS in countries that lack the tools needed to fight the AIDS epidemic.

24 Jul 2012

International AIDS conference kicks off in Washington, D.C.

The XIX International AIDS Conference opened in Washington, D.C., on Sunday and "is expected to draw 25,000 people, including politicians, scientists and activists, as well as some of the estimated 34 million people living with HIV who will tell their stories," Agence France-Presse reports.

24 Jul 2012

Sex workers hold AIDS 2012 'hub' conference in Kolkata, India

"Hundreds of sex workers from around the world who said they were denied visas to attend an international AIDS conference in the United States began their own meeting in Kolkata on Saturday in protest," Agence France-Presse reports.

24 Jul 2012

First Edition: July 24, 2012

Today's headlines include news from the campaign season as well as reports from the international AIDS conference currently taking place in Washington, D.C.

24 Jul 2012

Associated Press examines HIV/AIDS in Uganda, effects of PEPFAR funding

The Associated Press on Saturday examined the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Uganda, where "[a] new government report says the prevalence of HIV in this East African nation increased from 6.4 percent in 2004 to 7.3 percent in 2011, a shocking statistic for a country once praised for its global leadership in controlling AIDS."

24 Jul 2012

Cost of HIV drugs cost less than previous thought, Clinton Foundation study says

"Lack of money can no longer be considered a reason -- or an excuse -- for failing to treat all those with HIV who need drugs to stay alive, following game-changing work about to be published by the Clinton Foundation that shows the real cost is four times less than previously thought," the Guardian reports.

24 Jul 2012

Weekend events discuss AIDS issues ahead of international conference in Washington

Noting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for an AIDS-free generation last November in a speech at the National Institutes of Health, GlobalPost's "Global Pulse" blog reports on a discussion held Saturday at the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), during which "several AIDS experts and U.S. officials gave their views on what it meant to reach an AIDS-free generation -- and when it would happen."

24 Jul 2012

U.S. Census Bureau introduces interactive global resource on prevalence of HIV/AIDS

The U.S. Census Bureau today launched an interactive global resource on the prevalence of HIV infection and AIDS cases and deaths. The database was developed in 1987 and now holds 149,000 statistics, an increase of approximately 10,800 new estimates in the last year, making it the most complete of its kind in the world.

24 Jul 2012

Domestic PEPFAR program would increase coordination, improve AIDS response in U.S.

"Urban America continues to suffer high rates of HIV despite successes of antiretroviral treatment that can suppress the virus, decrease transmission, prevent progression to AIDS, and lower death rates," Gregory Pappas, senior deputy director of the Washington, D.C., Department of Health's HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD and TB Administration (HAHSTA), writes in a Washington Blade opinion piece.

21 Jul 2012

AIDS 2012 could focus spotlight on efforts against HIV/AIDS in U.S., GlobalPost reports

Noting that Washington, D.C., has an adult HIV prevalence rate higher than some southern African countries that receive PEPFAR funding, GlobalPost writes that the International AIDS Conference, to be held in the U.S. for the first time in 22 years starting Sunday, has highlighted "that America is nowhere close to an AIDS-free generation at home."

21 Jul 2012

Blog highlights factors potentially affecting U.S. support for global AIDS response in 2013

In this post in the Center for Global Development's (CGD) "Global Health Policy" blog, Jenny Ottenhoff, policy outreach associate at the center, says "four big issues will impact U.S. support for the global response to the AIDS epidemic over the coming year."

20 Jul 2012

Donor nation funding for HIV remains at 2008 levels, Kaiser Family Foundation/UNAIDS analysis says

A funding analysis released on Wednesday by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) and UNAIDS found that "funding to fight HIV/AIDS in low- and middle-income countries has remained flat at $7.6 billion," Politico Pro reports.

20 Jul 2012

AHF: U.S. defends Obama no-show at AIDS conference

On the heels of a White House defense of President Barack Obama's decision to skip the XIX International AIDS Conference in Washington D.C. (Agence France-Presse: "US defends Obama no-show at AIDS Conference," By Kerry Sheridan, July 18, 2012) AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) released a TV ad featuring Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa warning of the consequences of a "global abandonment of AIDS."

19 Jul 2012

PATH Blog highlights efforts to reduce HIV in DRC

The PATH Blog reports on the organization's efforts in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) "to reduce transmission of HIV, deliver integrated care and services for people affected by HIV/AIDS, and build up the country's health system to expand and improve services."

19 Jul 2012

Combination prevention strategy trials to start later this year in Africa, GlobalPost reports

As part of its "AIDS Turning Point" series, GlobalPost examines how the United States and its African partners are designing clinical trials at four African sites to test whether a combination of prevention methods and strategies -- "notably the vaccine-like preventative effect on transmission when someone starts taking AIDS drugs, as well as the life-long protection afforded to many due to male circumcision" -- could "put them on the road to a Holy Grail: the numbers of HIV infections tumbling down."

18 Jul 2012

Drug treatments, scientific advances fuel hope for HIV control as AIDS 2012 conference draws near

"A cure for AIDS remains a distant prospect but a host of drug treatments and other advances have fueled fresh hope that new HIV infections may someday be halted for good," Agence France-Presse reports.

17 Jul 2012

Report examines PEPFAR GBV initiative in Tanzania

PEPFAR's gender-based violence (GBV) initiative is bringing "new momentum" and attention to the intersection of HIV and GBV, Janet Fleischman, senior associate at the Global Health Policy Center of the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), writes in a post on the center's "Smart Global Health" blog.

14 Jul 2012

Research roundup: Medication adherence, performance at community health centers

For people diagnosed with depression, it's important that they adhere to their medication regimen so that they avoid recurrent episodes. But because of Medicare's Part D coverage gap, financially burdened seniors might not take their prescriptions as recommended. This study looked at Medicare beneficiaries diagnosed with depression in 2007.

14 Jul 2012

PEPFAR strengthens AIDS programs, broader health care systems, Goosby says

Describing PEPFAR as "a targeted approach on a large-scale and with accountability for results," U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Ambassador Eric Goosby on Tuesday said the program has done more than fight HIV/AIDS, having had a "broader transformational impact ... on the health sector" in many countries, VOA News reports.

13 Jul 2012

GlobalPost examines progress against AIDS in Zimbabwe

GlobalPost examines efforts to combat AIDS in Zimbabwe as part of its "AIDS Turning Point" series. The news service writes that "what makes the case of Zimbabwe so curious -- and even confounding to many outside observers -- is that this country found success even though it was largely cut out of the big spending by PEPFAR's list of 15 so-called 'focus countries.'"

13 Jul 2012

PEPFAR News and Research

FDA approves 152 antiretroviral drugs in association with PEPFAR to treat HIV/AIDS

International AIDS conference kicks off in Washington, D.C.

Sex workers hold AIDS 2012 'hub' conference in Kolkata, India

First Edition: July 24, 2012

Associated Press examines HIV/AIDS in Uganda, effects of PEPFAR funding

Cost of HIV drugs cost less than previous thought, Clinton Foundation study says

Weekend events discuss AIDS issues ahead of international conference in Washington

U.S. Census Bureau introduces interactive global resource on prevalence of HIV/AIDS

Domestic PEPFAR program would increase coordination, improve AIDS response in U.S.

AIDS 2012 could focus spotlight on efforts against HIV/AIDS in U.S., GlobalPost reports

Blog highlights factors potentially affecting U.S. support for global AIDS response in 2013

Donor nation funding for HIV remains at 2008 levels, Kaiser Family Foundation/UNAIDS analysis says

AHF: U.S. defends Obama no-show at AIDS conference

PATH Blog highlights efforts to reduce HIV in DRC

Combination prevention strategy trials to start later this year in Africa, GlobalPost reports

Drug treatments, scientific advances fuel hope for HIV control as AIDS 2012 conference draws near

Report examines PEPFAR GBV initiative in Tanzania

Research roundup: Medication adherence, performance at community health centers

PEPFAR strengthens AIDS programs, broader health care systems, Goosby says

GlobalPost examines progress against AIDS in Zimbabwe

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