OF NOTE THIS WEEK

In a press release, the Global Fund announced its mid-year results to show that 2.8 million people with HIV have received treatment. This is a 22 percent increase on results reported in June 2009. As a result of this, plus progress in the tuberculosis and malaria programs, 5.7 million lives have been saved. "We have made dramatic progress", Global Fund’s Executive Director Michel Kazatchkine said. He continued that "If donors provide sufficient resources, by 2015 we could virtually eliminate transmission of HIV from mother to child, dramatically reduce deaths from AIDS and prevent missions of new HIV infections and achieve significant declines in TB prevalence and mortality."

Also, on Monday June 21, 2010, the HIV/AIDS MOnitor will host an event on the topic of HIV/AIDS funding and country ownership entitled, What is Country Ownership Anyway? Rethinking Global Health Partnerships. The event will feature opening remarks by Ethiopian Minister of Health and Global Fund Chair, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and a panel discussion with high-level U.S. government representatives and global health experts from Mozambique, Uganda and Zambia. For more information on the event and to RSVP, please visit our event page here.

NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE DONORS

• The Global Fund announces mid-term results in a press release
• The Gates Foundation announces a new focus on maternal and child health, family planning and nutrition in developing countries
• USAID Pledges Continued Support for Fight Against AIDS

OTHER NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS

• Study: World Bank Health Efforts Failing in Africa (AFP)
• Uganda: When Do We Tell Children They Are HIV Positive? (PlusNews)
• UNITAID Urges Bristol to Protect HIV-Drug for Babies (Reuters)
• Giving a Voice to Unpaid HIV Care Workers (All Africa)
• ViiV, Elizabeth Glaser Pact to Expedite Access to ARV Treatment (Wall Street Journal)
• Study: Lab Monitoring of ART Could Be Cost-Effective for Many Countries (Aidsmap)

RECENT CGD HEALTH POLICY BLOGS

• Women Deliver 2010: A Second Chance for the World to Deliver for Women By Nandini Oomman
• Canada Reported Ready to Spend $1 Billion to Cut Maternal Mortality--How To Use the Money Well By Nandini Oomman

HIV/AIDS MONITOR RECOMMENDATIONS AND POLICY IMPACT

• The HIV/AIDS Monitor has been tracking the policy changes among PEPFAR, the Global Fund and the World Bank MAP related to the recommendations that have come out of our research. Explore these changes using our interactive flash tool.