OF NOTE THIS WEEK

In its first study on women’s health, the WHO said Monday that the AIDS virus is the leading cause of death and disease among women between the ages of 15 and 44, the AP reports. “Women who do not know how to protect themselves from such infections or who are unable to do so face increased risks of death or illness," the report said. The WHO concluded that women typically receive poorer quality care than men throughout their lives, particularly as teenagers and elderly people, according to Reuters.

NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE DONORS

• The Global Fund transfers funds for the purchase of more than 50 million insecticidal bed nets in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Nigeria

OTHER NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS

• Shrinking AIDS Funding Will Reverse Gains (Reuters)
• AIDS Drugs Should Be Used to Help Prevent Infections, WHO Says (Bloomberg)
• PEPFAR Expands Efforts to Use Mobile Devices for Improving Health Services (KFF.org)
• Human Rights Watch Slams Uganda AIDS Bill (AFP)
• Zambia: New Infections On the Rise (PlusNews)
• Global Fund Report Reveals Lenient Interpretation by Secretariat of CCM Requirements (Global Fund Observer)
• Sexual and Reproductive Health in HIV-Related Proposals Supported by the Global Fund (WHO Bulletin)

RECENT CGD HEALTH POLICY BLOGS

• A Low-Key Summit with High-Key Potential By Rachel Nugent

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.