OF NOTE THIS WEEK

Virtual elimination of mother-to-child HIV transmission by 2015 is now within reach if current rates of progress by Global Fund-supported programs and other efforts are maintained, according to the Global Fund's 2010 Results Report. The Fund's programs have already provided 790,000 HIV-positive pregnant women with treatment to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV, as well as 4.5 million basic care and support services to orphans and other children made vulnerable by AIDS. The report was released in advance of an initial meeting on the Fund's third replenishment round, to be held in The Hague, Netherlands, on March 24-25. See related reporting in the Washington Post.

NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE DONORS

• U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Ambassador Eric Goosby offer remarks on International Women's Day
• U.S. Ambassador Eric Goosby writes about the role of U.S. health partners in responding to the earthquake in Haiti
• The Global Fund and Dow Jones sign a memorandum to explore creation of co-branded indexes

OTHER NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS

• Almost 5 Million Lives Saved through AIDS, TB, Malaria Treatment (Voice of America)
• London Meeting Looks at Road Ahead for HIV/AIDS Prevention (Voice of America)
• Ugandan Government Unable to Afford Treatment for AIDS Patients (Bloomberg)
• Mozambique: Defense Ministry Strategy against HIV/AIDS (All Africa)
• UNAIDS: Funding Cuts Could Lead to HIV 'Nightmare' (AP)
• Cell Phones Latest Tool to Beat HIV/AIDS in Africa (AP)
• AIDS Virus Can Hide in Bone Marrow, Researchers Say (AP)

RECENT CGD HEALTH POLICY BLOGS

• Community Programming, the Final Frontier: Going Where No World Bank Evaluation Has Gone Before By Christina Droggitis

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.