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News Archive
News and Highlights
- U.S. Senate Reaches Agreement on Global AIDS Bill (AP)
- Interview: Mark Dybul on PEPFAR's Progress in Uganda (All Africa)
- Mozambique: ARVs Slowly Play Catch-Up with HIV Caseload (PlusNews)
- AIDS Hits Mozambican Production (iAfrica)
- AIDS Epidemic Is Disaster Like Drought, Floods for Africa, Red Cross Says (AFP)
- AIDS Failure at Merck Elevates Burton Vaccine for 2 Million (Bloomberg)
- Studies Provide Conflicting Data on HIV and Hepatitis Coinfection in Africa (Aidsmap)
- Senate Still Deadlocked over $50B Global AIDS Bill (AP)
- Archbishop Tutu Urges U.S.
Senate to Pass AIDS Bill (Reuters)
- Mozambique: Civil Society to Harmonize Strategies in Fight Against AIDS (All Africa)
- Uganda: HIV-Positive Children Need More Attention (All Africa)
- Cultural Double Standards Undercut HIV/AIDS Fight (IPS)
- Panel Urges G8 to Increase Africa Aid (Wash. Post)
- Exhibit: Amid Progress, the Anguish of AIDS (Wash. Post)
- Funding Gap for AIDS Help Persists, Global Fund Says (Reuters)
- Government Urges Mozambicans to Seek HIV Test, Drugs (Reuters)
- Uganda: HIV/TB Cases Neglected, Warn Researchers (All Africa)
- Experts: Prevention Critical in Fighting HIV/AIDS Epidemic (Xinhua)
- AIDS Drugs Reaching More People in Developing World, U.N. Says (Wash. Post)
- Spread of TB Seen Slowing Progress on AIDS (NY Times)
- Ban: AIDS War in Africa on the Right Track (Business Daily)
- Donors Stress Accountability of Funds at AIDS Meet (Xinhua)
- Uganda Arrests Gay Protesters at AIDS Meeting (Reuters)
- U.K. Government Pledges £6B to Combat AIDS (AFP)
- Uganda: UNAIDS, Global Fund Sign New Pact (All Africa)
- U.N.: Progress Made in Fight Against AIDS, But Not Enough (NY Times)
- AIDS: Getting the Message (Economist)
- Editorial: Senate Roadblock (Wash. Post)
- Japan Pledges $560M for Global Fund in Africa (AFP)
- Global Fund Seeks G8 Commitment Despite Slowdown (Reuters)
- Zambia: HIV/AIDS Prevalence Falls (Times of Zambia)
- Uganda: Demand for AIDS Drugs Increases (New Vision)
- Advocates Call for Increased Funding, Renewed Efforts for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Research (Kaiser Foundation)
- Oral HIV Tests Yield Accurate Results in Southern Africa (Aidsmap)
- UNAIDS, the WHO, and the World Food Program release a new policy brief on HIV, food security and nutrition
- Uganda to Harmonize Messages on HIV/AIDS (New Vision)
- Uganda: Test Kids for HIV, Medic Says (All Africa)
- Editorial: Senate Standstill Dooms Further Progress on Global AIDS Prevention (Delaware Online)
- Letter: Putting AIDS Treatment First (Wash. Post)
- Archbishop Tutu Urges U.N. Health Meeting to Step Up Fight against Disease in Africa (AP)
- Call for Fresh Thinking as AIDS Pandemic Marks Quarter Century (AFP)
- From 'Gay Plague' to Global Tragedy: An AIDS Anniversary (AFP)
- World Bank Shifts HIV/AIDS Focus in Africa (Reuters)
- Uganda Gets More Support from Global Fund to Fight AIDS (Daily Monitor)
- Republican Senators Call for PEPFAR Treatment Goals (Kaiser Foundation)
- Corruption and AIDS Curb Mozambique's Development (Reuters)
- HIV Cases Soar Among Ugandan Sex Workers (Daily Monitor)
- HIV Funding Priority Shift Call
(BBC)
- HIV/AIDS Remains Unprecedented Challenge for Sub-Saharan Africa (Voice of America)
- Global Fund Mulls Loans to Fight AIDS (Reuters)
- Study: Treatment 'Slashes Baby HIV Risk' (BBC)
- Uganda: No Cash to Prosecute Global Fund Culprits (All Africa)
- International HIV/AIDS Alliance Helps Fight Stigma in Uganda (Daily Monitor)
- Why We're Losing the War on AIDS (Sunday Herald)
- Family-Centered Clinics Can Achieve Excellent HIV Treatment Outcomes in Children in Africa (Aidsmap)
- GAO Reports Examine PEPFAR Funding
Allocation (Kaiser Foundation)
- World Bank Approves $10M for AIDS Prevention in Rwanda (All Africa)
- PEPFAR Reauthorization Bill to Benefit Malaria Efforts, Experts Say (Kaiser Foundation)
- African Countries Told to Devote 15 Percent of Budgets to Health (AFP)
- AIDS Help Groups Announce Price Cuts for ARVs (AFP)
- Epidemic Outpacing Response in Africa,
Says UNAIDS (Aidsmap)
- WHO report finds HIV drives children’s pneumonia in sub-Saharan Africa
- U.N. Chief Doubts Sub-Saharan Africa Will Meet MDGs (AFP)
- Zambia: Misguided Departure from ARVs Can Be Costly, Warns Minister (All Africa)
- Uganda: Clean Water Essential for People Living with AIDS (All Africa)
- Report: Africa Failing to Cut Infant Deaths (Reuters)
- Africa to Host Conference on Primary Health Care (All Africa)
- Editorial: In Search of an AIDS Vaccine (Wash. Post)
- Study: Daily Micronutrients of Some Benefit for HIV-Positive Patients Receiving TB Treatment (Aidsmap)
- Obama, Clinton Call for Allocating More Resources to Fight Spread of HIV/AIDS (Kaiser Foundation)
- Developing Countries Appreciate PEPFAR Assistance (American Chronicle)
- Uganda: 135,000 HIV Infections Registered Yearly, Prevalence Rate Falls to 5% (Daily Monitor)
- Researchers Join Forces for AIDS Vaccine (News & Observer)
- Vaccine Therapies Need Boost, Scientists Say (IPS)
- Editorial: PEPFAR Needs Senate Support (Dallas Morning News)
- Op-Ed: The Traffic in Lusaka (Washington Post)
- Report: More Mothers and Children on ARVs (PlusNews)
- Uganda: AIDS Policy Ignores Children, Study Says (All Africa)
- One Quick Shot May Not Be Enough (Economist)
- Irish Aid Donates €90M to Global Fund (Sunday Business Post)
- Op-Ed: Stop AIDS Vaccine Research (LA Times)
- Op-Ed: Justice for the Poorest (Washington Post)
- Estimating Incidence from Prevalence in Generalized HIV Epidemics: Methods & Validation (PLoS Medicine)
- House Votes to Continue and Expand President's Global Effort Against AIDS (Washington Post)
- AIDS Compromise Passes House (Politico)
- U.N. Sees Progress Inadequate on Children and AIDS (Reuters)
- Zambia: Cotrimoxazole for Children with HIV Highly Cost-Effective (Aidsmap)
- Uganda: First Lady Warns On HIV Spread (All Africa)
- Uganda: The Butcher Who Turned His Knife Against AIDS (All Africa)
- A Globalization and Health paper examines the 'diagonal' approach to Global Fund financing
- TB-HIV Co-Infections Need Common Effort: U.N. Envoy (Reuters)
- U.S. Leadership Commitment to Fight AIDS Wins Global Appreciation (American Chronicle)
- Over 1,300 Mozambique Teachers Die Yearly of AIDS (Reuters)
- Uganda: VP Calls for Research into ABC Strategy (All Africa)
- Vaccine Failure Is Setback in AIDS Fight (Washington Post)
- Rethinking Is Urged on a Vaccine for AIDS (NY Times)
- Op-Ed: Enough Is Enough (Baltimore Sun)
- Senate Foreign Relations Committee Approves PEPFAR Reauthorization Bill (Kaiser Foundation)
- World Bank, India to Probe 5 Health Projects (Wash. Post)
- PEPFAR's Power of Partnerships Boosts Global Health Recovery (American Chronicle)
- Uganda: Where Did All the Nurses Go? (All Africa)
- Sub-Saharan Africa Gets U.K. Cash to Fight AIDS (Sapa)
- AIDS a Problem for African Democracies (Sapa)
- TB in Africa: Combating an HIV-Driven Crisis (NE Journal of Medicine)
- Q&A with Michel Kazatchkine of the Global Fund (Intl. Herald Tribune)
- Global Fund Seeks $12B to Fight AIDS, TB (Reuters)
- Senate Foreign Relations Committee to Consider PEPFAR Reauthorization Bill (Kaiser Foundation)
- Uganda: Few Know Their HIV/AIDS Status (All Africa)
- Group to Test Merck AIDS Drug in Gel (Reuters)
- Op-Ed: The AIDS Relief Miracle (Wash. Post)
- Op-Ed: U.S. HIV/AIDS Policy Must Include Family Planning (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- Africa Hard Hit by Health Worker Gap (AP)
- Zimbabweans Get Life-Saving AIDS Drugs in Mozambique (AFP)
- Uganda: New ARV Factory off to a Slow Start (Reuters)
- Mozambique: HIV/AIDS Campaign for the Disabled (All Africa)
- Home HIV Care Could Save Lives, Researchers Say (BBC)
- Can Better Science Save Global Health Initiatives? (The Scientist)
- Op-Ed: Africa's AIDS Puzzle Needs Human Approach (LA Times)
- House Panel Approves Big Increase in Global AIDS Program Spending (AP)
- Global Health Bill Highlights Ideological Divide (NPR)
- Mozambique Scraps HIV/AIDS 'Day Hospitals' (Africa en Ligne)
- Uganda: Kids to Get HIV Services (All Africa)
- Poaching of Doctors from Africa Is 'International Crime' (AFP)
- HIV Treatment Becoming Profitable (LA Times)
- A Guttmacher Policy Review paper says policymakers mostly overlook contraceptive services to prevent HIV
- Bush Signals Flexibility on AIDS Strategy (AFP)
- African AIDS Crisis Outlives $15 Billion Bush Initiative (Wash. Post)
- Mozambique: HIV/AIDS Bill to Follow Regional Model (All Africa)
- Glaxo Cuts Prices on AIDS Drugs for the Poor (Wall St. Journal)
- HIV Vaccine Research Hits Impasse (BBC)
- Op-Ed: Ugandans with Disabilities Need HIV Messages (All Africa)
- Health08.org summarizes U.S. presidential candidates' views on global health and HIV/AIDS
- Bush Plans Africa Trip to Tout HIV/AIDS Program (NPR)
- U.S. Doing Good in Africa, Quietly (Economist)
- AIDS Art Auction Proceeds Will Go to Global Fund (AFP)
- Mobile Phones to Be Used in AIDS Fight (All Africa)
- Uganda: 'Domestic Voilence Rampant' (All Africa)
- Editorial: A Unified Effort on AIDS, Global Health Crises (Boston Globe)
- A Heritage Foundation paper details strategies to keep PEPFAR's international AIDS relief on target
- Congress Fight Looms over PEPFAR (AP)
- World Bank Head Sees Mozambique AIDS Spread Threat (Reuters)
- Three African Countries Pilot New Initiative in HIV Battle (All Africa)
- African Women Slam Abuse of Females with HIV/AIDS (AFP)
- New HIV Testing Deal for Children Signed (New Times)
- Global Fund to Review India Projects for Fraud (Reuters)
- Bottom Line for (Red) (NY Times)
- Bush's AIDS Funding Proposal Gets Mixed Reviews (NPR)
- AIDS Advocates Mount Congressional Drive for More U.S. Funding (VOA)
- Uganda: $10M Order Placed for First ARV Batch (E. African Business Week)
- Ugandan President Advises on AIDS Fight (New Vision)
- Zambia: Stigma, the Greatest Enemy to HIV/AIDS Fight (All Africa)
- Experts: Merging Health Services in Africa Can Reduce HIV Infections (All Africa)
- Researchers to Make Anti-AIDS Gel from Pfizer Drug (Reuters)
- Experts Call for Rethinking AIDS Money (AP)
- International Groups Press for Changes to PEPFAR (Chronicle of Philanthropy)
- Chevron Gives $30 Million to Global Health Fund (Financial Times)
- Uganda: HIV/AIDS Triggers Rise in TB Infections (PlusNews)
- Bono Lobbies U.S. Congress for HIV/AIDS Support (Washington Post)
- Dell, Microsoft Team Up to Sell (Red) Computers (Reuters)
- UNAIDS releases it fourth quarterly newsletter of 2007
- World Bank Uncovers Fraud in India Health Projects (BBC)
- WHO Calls for More Help to Fight Epidemic in Africa (Bloomberg)
- Africa Needs Help to Retain Its Doctors (All Africa)
- Study Finds Possible Targets for HIV Drugs (NY Times)
- Uganda: The Challenges of Getting Pills to HIV Patients (Toward Freedom)
- Volunteers Distribute AIDS Drugs in Rural Uganda (Edmonton Journal)
- Researchers: Existing Drugs Could Impede Spread of HIV (Austin American-Statesman)
- WHO Urges Less Qualified AIDS Workers for Poorer
Countries (AFP)
- Study: 1 in 5 African Doctors Work
Outside Continent (Reuters)
- In Global Battle on AIDS, Bush Creates Legacy (NY Times)
- Uganda: Police Need Financing for Global Fund Investigation (New Vision)
- Study: Circumcision 'Does Not Curb Sex' (BBC)
- Is Male Circumcision as Good as the HIV Vaccine We've Been
Waiting For? (Future Medicine)
- Op-Ed: HIV/AIDS Education Should Be Reinforced (All Africa)
- Bush Signs $555B
Spending Bill (Kaiser Foundation)
- Politics and Graft Undermine
African Health Care (Reuters)
- Rwanda's AIDS Effort
Offers Zambia a Lesson (Women's eNews)
- Food Scarcity and HIV Interwoven in
Uganda (NY Times)
- Zambia: Women's Battle in HIV/AIDS
Programs (All Africa)
- Why a Market-Driven
Vaccine Plan Faces Big Obstacles (Wall St. Journal)
- Op-Ed: Putting a Plague in
Perspective (NY Times)
- Unintended Victims of Gates Foundation Generosity (LA Times)
- Report: Zambian Women Kept from HIV Treatment (AP)
- Survey: AIDS Presses Ugandans, Tanzanians More than Anything Else (All Africa)
- Birth Control Better than Drugs for an HIV-Free Africa, Researchers Say (Washington Post)
- Mozambique: City Officials Take HIV/AIDS Campaigns to New Heights (Africa en Ligne)
- Op-Ed: A Shot at Stopping AIDS (Washington Post)
- World Bank Launches Competition to Fight AIDS Stigma (IANS)
- Congress Debates AIDS Prevention Funds (Boston Globe)
- Uganda: Health Ministry to Roll Out Free Circumcision to Prevent HIV/AIDS (New Vision)
- Zambia: Gender-Based Violence Fuels HIV (All Africa)
- WHO Launches Global Campaign for Child Medicine Research (Reuters)
- Study: Front-Line AIDS Drugs Show Staying Power (AFP)
- Bush Urges Renewal of PEPFAR, More Funds (LA Times)
- HIV/AIDS Groups Urge New Direction in PEPFAR Reauthorization (CQ Healthbeat)
- Mozambique: President Calls for Routine HIV Testing (All Africa)
- Editorial: HIV/AIDS in Zambia (Times of Zambia)
- World AIDS Day Interview with Mark Dybul (NPR)
- Generic HIV Treatment Gets Tentative FDA OK through PEPFAR (AP)
- Kaiser Family Foundation updates its HIV/AIDS fact sheet with new data
- World Bank Launches New AIDS Strategy for Africa (Reuters)
- Zambia: World Bank Gives Country $20M Fight HIV/AIDS (All Africa)
- British Queen Visits AIDS Clinic in Uganda (AFP)
- Zambia: Women Urged to Break the HIV/AIDS Silence (All Africa)
- AIDS and International Philanthropy: Realigning Funding Priorities (Worldpress.org)
- ITPC report studies HIV/AIDS drug access in 14 countries
- A new GFO newsletter analyzes comparative CCM success rates
- UNAIDS Releases New AIDS Figures; Prevalence and Incidence Have Fallen
- Global HIV/AIDS Initiatives Network Holds Conference in Dublin
- Mozambique: Government Reviews HIV/AIDS Strategy (All Africa)
- Zambia: World Bank Pledges to Buy Equipment to Assist in AIDS Fight (All Africa)
- Global HIV Cases Cut by 6.3 Million, New Data Shows (Bloomberg)
- U.N. Warns AIDS Could Spike if Countries Drop Guard (Reuters)
- Ethiopia: Two HIV/AIDS Centers Inaugurated with PEPFAR Funds (All Africa)
- U.S., Zambia Sign Agreement to Partner with Tourism Companies to Fight HIV/AIDS (Kaiser Network)
- Global Fund Approves $132M to Kenya's Anti-AIDS Drive (AFP)
- Bridging the Gap in HIV/AIDS Warfare (East African Standard)
- UNAIDS: HIV, TB Programs Must Cooperate to Save Lives (S. Africa Independent)
- Africa: Older People Also at Risk of AIDS (PlusNews)
- Poorest Bear the Brunt of HIV/AIDS Epidemic (Vancouver Sun)
- Kaiser Family Foundation launches a new AIDS-related video library on GlobalHealthReporting.org
- Global Fund, World Bank Provide $48.5M to Malawi to Expand HIV/AIDS Services (Kaiser Network)
- Zambia Medical Association Calls for Doctors, Herbalists to Collaborate on HIV/AIDS (Kaiser Network)
- Ugandan President Calls for Public-Private Partnership to Fight HIV/AIDS (Monitor)
- Dual HIV, TB Epidemic Threatening Africa (BBC)
- Rwanda: PEPFAR Improves Access to AIDS Drugs (PBS)
- WHO paper finds that the promotion of routine HIV testing at antenatal clinics in Zimbabwe increases the uptake of ARV therapy
- Malawi President: AIDS Stunting Southern Africa's Prospects (AFP)
- Uganda to Implement New Anti-AIDS Policy (All Africa)
- Warning Is Sent to AIDS Vaccine Volunteers (Washington Post)
- HIV Spread Most by Those with Moderate Virus Level (Reuters)
- AIDS, Poverty, and Human Development (PLoS Medicine)
- Parley Enlists Participants for HIV Education in Africa (Boston Globe)
- UNAIDS releases its third quarterly newsletter of 2007
- Study: HIV Treatment Failing in Africa (BBC)
- Human Rights Watch Says PEPFAR Money Used to 'Promote Homophobia' (AIDS Map)
- Global Fund Works to Defeat an Ancient Killer (Seattle Times)
- Study: Scientists Track Progression of HIV to AIDS (ANI)
- South Africa Losing AIDS Battle, UNICEF Says (BBC)
- Kenya: Clinton Foundation Provides $38M for Children Living with HIV/AIDS (East Africa Standard)
- Report: PEPFAR AIDS Funds Easier to Access
(All Africa)
- World Bank Plans Probe of HIV Tests in India (Washington Post)
- FDA Approves Drug that Fights AIDS in New Way (CNN)
- Gates Foundation Launches Program to Provide Global Health Grants (AP)
- Uganda: Sh700 Million Global Fund Cash Refunded (All Africa)
- Peace Corps Returns to Ethiopia to Work on AIDS (AP)
- Zambia: Country to Get $10 Million Three-Year Aid (All Africa)
- Uganda Opens First AIDS, Malaria Drugs Factory (Reuters)
- In World First, Canada to Export AIDS Drugs to Rwanda (AFP)
- AIDS Fears over Funds Delay (All Africa)
- Op-Ed: Still Losing the AIDS Fight (Washington Post)
- Op-Ed: Africa's Ocean of Need (Washington Post)
- IAS report summarizes research presented at the International AIDS Conference
- Global Fund Falls Well Short of Pledge Goal (NY Times)
- Doctor Presses World Bank on HIV Tests (Washington Post)
- UN Urges Quadrupling of Global AIDS Spending to Meet Goal (Washington Post)
- PEPFAR Programs Should Focus on Sustainable HIV Prevention Model, Experts Say (Kaiser Foundation)
- Using Spam Blockers to Target HIV, Too (BusinessWeek)
- Webcasts from the 2007 annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative
- Edwards Announces HIV/AIDS Plan (CNN)
- Failure of Vaccine Test Is Setback in AIDS Fight (NY Times)
- Study: HIV Prevention Could Save Millions in Africa (Reuters)
- PEPFAR Urged to Focus on Prevention, Increased Funding, Cooperation (Kaiser Foundation)
- Time to Grow Up on Abstinence Policy (Economist)
- Rwanda: Government Readies for Mass Male Circumcision (All Africa)
- ScribeMedia launches WebTV series to encourage reporting on global HIV/AIDS issues
- U.S. Donates Funds to Support UNHCR AIDS Programs in Ethiopia (All Africa)
- Zambia: U.S. Pledges $216M for AIDS Fight through PEPFAR (All Africa)
- Zimbabwe Group Works to Empower Girls to Reduce HIV Spread (Reuters)
- PEPFAR Architect Receives Lasker Award for Work in Fighting HIV/AIDS (NY Times)
- NACA Tasks African Countries on HIV/AIDS (All Africa)
- Kaiser Foundation releases updated map of Global Fund HIV/AIDS grant recipients
- Zambia Program to Provide Once-Daily ARVs at Health Clinics (Kaiser Foundation)
- Senate Passes Foreign Aid Bill to Increase Funds to Fight HIV (AP)
- UNICEF, FHI Join Forces to Combat AIDS (Voice of America)
- African Leaders Plan to Fight HIV/AIDS, Improve Women's Health (Kaiser Foundation)
- Asia Must Deal Bravely with HIV/AIDS, U.N. Official Says (Reuters)
- August edition of Youth InfoNet focuses on youth, education and HIV/AIDS prevention
- WHO Unveils Strategy to Curb AIDS, TB in Africa (Panapress)
- Editorial: The Global Fund and the Healthier Poor (Economic Times)
- Global Fund Provides over $7M for Zimbabwe Health Programs (All Africa)
- Rwanda: PEPFAR Ups AIDS Support by 31 Percent (All Africa)
- Books Accuse UNAIDS of Inflating HIV Prevalence Estimates to Increase Donor Funding (AFP)
- Human Rights Watch Says Homophobia Hinders HIV Prevention, Treatment Efforts in Uganda (Reuters)
- Britain, Germany Launch Third World Health Program (Reuters)
- PEPFAR to Train Health Professionals in Mozambique (All Africa)
- Global Fund to Extend $120M to Help Indonesia Fight AIDS, Malaria (Forbes)
- Official Calls for Increased PEPFAR Support to Rwanda (All Africa)
- Saving the Babies: A Victory in Africa (Boston Globe)
- Making Performance-Based Funding Work for Health (PLoS Medicine)
- AVAC releases 2007 Report on AIDS Vaccine Research, Development
- PEPFAR Program Will Fund Circumcision for African Males (Washington Post)
- Global Fund Urges Private Sector to Help Fight AIDS (Reuters)
- Vietnam: World Bank Encourages Ideas on HIV/AIDS Prevention (Vietnam News)
- Six Companies Win USAID Contract to Support PEPFAR (Washington Post)
- Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi Line Up for Abbott's $12M AIDS Fund (All Africa)
- Short Lived Projects Hinder HIV/AIDS Fight in Mozambique (All Africa)
- South Africa Fires Official Praised for Anti-AIDS Work (NY Times)
- Kenya Signs Code of Conduct with Development Partners, Including World Bank (All Africa)
- Burundi Seeks Global Fund Support to Fight AIDS (Angola Press)
- PEPFAR to Grant $65M for Vietnam HIV/AIDS Programs (Vietnam News Agency)
- Namibia: Poor Management Hinders AIDS Group's Effectiveness (All Africa)
- China Daily Examines HIV Testing Strategies Among High-Risk Groups (Kaiser Network)
- Kaiser Family Foundation, CSIS release report on Donor Funding Commitments for Health in Low, Middle-Income Countries
- Indian Court Rejects Challenge to Drug Patent Law (NY Times)
- Scientist Gets $15 Million Grant to Develop Potential AIDS Vaccine (Washington Post)
- Nicaragua Launches AIDS Awareness Campaign (Xinhua)
- Routine HIV Testing Not Feasible for Sub-Saharan Africa (WHO)
- Australia Pledges $86M to Indonesia to Fight HIV/AIDS (Kaiser Network)
- UNAIDS releases its second quarterly newsletter for 2007
- Africa Regional Ministers Propose Joint Initiative to Address HIV/AIDS (East African Standard)
- World Bank Gives Boost to Africa's AIDS War (All Africa)
- Children Living With HIV/AIDS Need Access to Specialized Antiretrovirals, Treatment (AFP)
- Essential New AIDS Drugs Unaffordable for Developing Countries (IRIN)
- Lack of Money Halts Probe of Global Fund Scam (All Africa)
- Global Health Report Blocked by Bush Administration Appointee for Political Reasons (Washington Post)
- Major HIV/AIDS Conference Opens in Sydney (Reuters)
- New HIV Infections Still Outpace Efforts to Bring Treatment to Patients (AP)
- World Bank: Medical 'Brain Drain' Hinders AIDS Battle (Reuters)
- Global AIDS Treatment Will Miss Universal Target, Report Says (Reuters)
- Low-Key Recall of AIDS Drug Hits World’s Poor (NY Times)
- Program in Namibia Credited With Lowering HIV/AIDS Cases (All Africa)
- Study Sees Hope for Controlling New HIV Cases (SF Chronicle)
- Funds Needed for HIV Research, International AIDS Society Says (Sydney Morning Herald)
- Economies Of Scale Important in HIV Prevention Programs, Study Finds (Medical News Today)
- Institute of Human Virology Receives $43M PEPFAR Grant for Nigeria Program (AP)
- World Bank Dispurses Funds to 22 NGOs to Combat HIV/AIDS (All Africa)
- Report: Development Banks Not Fulfilling Pledges to Support HIV/AIDS Projects (Inter Press Service)
- Changing Sexual Habits, Economic Decline Help Lessen HIV Cases in Zimbabwe (Washington Post)
- India, World Bank Sign Loan Pact on AIDS (Xinhua)
- Effective HIV Prevention Programs Should Be Implemented More Widely, Report Says (Kaiser Network)
- Global Public Health: More Money than Sense (Economist)
- Report Examines Funding for Efforts to Implement Routine HIV Testing (Kaiser Network)
- First Lady Laura Bush Tours Zambia to Highlight PEPFAR Programs (AP)
- U.N. Officials Call on Countries to Strengthen HIV/AIDS Prevention Efforts Among Women (Kaiser Network)
- U.S. Senate Shifts Foreign Aid to AIDS-Fighting Initiatives (AP)
- International AIDS Conference Wraps Up in Rwanda (Voice of America)
- Spread of AIDS in Africa Is Outpacing Treatment (Washington Post)
- First Lady Laura Bush to Highlight PEPFAR Programs During Trip to Africa (Washington Post)
- Global Fund to Provide $75M to Cameroon to Fight AIDS (Xinhua)
- Half of Papuans Unaware of AIDS, World Bank-Funded Study Says (AP)
- Perspective: Global Shortage of Health Care Workers Finally Receiving Attention (New England Journal of Medicine)
- World Bank: Africa's AIDS Epidemic Slowing (Reuters)
- Editorial: Wealthy Nations Should Increase Global HIV/AIDS Spending (NY Times)
- Rwanda AIDS Conference Targets Programs for Children (Voice of America)
- GAO Report Finds Problems Regarding Performance, Assessment of Global Fund LFAs (GFO)
- Healthcare Workers Offer Secret Weapon in AIDS War (AFP)
- IMF Calls for Clearer Africa Aid Timetable (Reuters)
- G8 Members Approve $60 Billion Aid Package to Combat HIV/AIDS in Africa
(AP)
-
AIDS Programs Work Best When Nations Take Lead, Experts Say (Reuters)
- Rwanda Meeting to Review Best Practices in AIDS Care
(USINFO)
- G8 Pledge to Africa Decried as Insufficient (LA Times)
- India to Fight AIDS, TB with World Bank Loan (PTI)
- Dual TB, HIV Treatment Critical to Africa AIDS Battle (Reuters)
- G8 Members to Announce Plans to Increase HIV/AIDS Spending at Summit (Reuters)
- EU Commits €400 Million to Global Fund (All Africa)
- New AIDS Cases in Africa Outpace Gains (NY Times)
- UNAIDS, Kaiser Family Foundation release report "Financing the Response to AIDS in Low- and Middle- Income Countries"
- Editorial: President Bush Expands War on AIDS (Washington Post)
- Op-Ed: U.S. Should Increase Commitment to Global Fund (The Hill)
- Bush to Request $30B, Five-Year Extension of PEPFAR (Washington Post)
- WHO Calls for Massive Expansion in HIV Testing (Reuters)
- Leaked G8 Paper Signals AIDS Fund Boost (Financial Times)
- Why an AIDS Fight Faces a Delay (Wall Street Journal)
- Advocates for Youth releases report "Improving U.S. Global AIDS Policy for Young People"
- Botswanan Chosen as New UN Envoy to Tackle HIV/AIDS in Africa (UN)
- Uganda: Global Fund Officials Meet in Kampala (All Africa)
- Report: Doctor Shortage Hurts AIDS Care (AP)
- CQ Reviews PEPFAR's Progress to Date (CQ HealthBeat)
- Angola: Global Fund Promotes Conference on Fight Against HIV/AIDS (All Africa)
- Analysis: Advances in HIV, TB Vaccines (UPI)
- Desmond Tutu Starts Campaign for Hospice Care in Sub-Saharan Africa (AP)
- Politics Worries UNAIDS Official As Much As Virus (San Francisco Chronicle)
- World AIDS Vaccine Day 2007 marked by call for innovation
- Clinton announces deal for lower prices on AIDS drugs (Clinton Foundation)
- Brazil Issues Compulsory License for AIDS Drug, Efivarenz (Forbes)
- World Bank health plan passes with no objections (Reuters)
- PEPFAR 'On Track' To Meet Goals When Authorization Expires, Dybul Says (Kaiser Network)
- Arrest call over Uganda Aids fund (BBC)
- Rwanda: Country Signs $31.6 Million Global Fund Grant (AllAfrica.com)
- Sex and the U.S. State Dept. (Council on Foreign Relations)
- Interview-Global Fund eyes business help for HIV, TB, malaria (Reuters)
- Uganda: Government to Minimize Global Fund Dependency (AllAfrica.com)
- Global health care is fashionable, but falls short (MSNBC)
- President's AIDS Relief Program On Track, But Challenges Lie Ahead (CQ HealthBeat)
- World Bank Board Delays Decision on Updating Health Strategy After European Members Object To Changes in Family Planning Policy (Kaiser Network)
- PEPFAR Implementation: Progress and Promise (Institute of Medicine)
- Countries Should Not Be Distracted by Other Health Threats When Addressing HIV/AIDS, Singapore's Foreign Affairs Minister Says (Kaiser Network)
- Ethiopia, World Bank sign $30 mln grant agreement (Sudan Tribune)
- Uganda: Let Us Seize Chance On the Global Fund (AllAfrica.com)
- Run-Up To April 25, First Malaria Awareness Day in U.S. (PR Newswire)
- WHO and UNAIDS announce recommendations from expert consultation on male circumcision for HIV prevention (WHO/UNAIDS)
- With Malnutrition in Africa Decreasing Effectiveness of Antiretrovirals, Program Provides Food Access to HIV-Positive People (Kaiser Network)
- HIV Prevalence in Cambodia Decreases Since 1997 (Kaiser Network)
- Mixed results on World TB Day (LA Times)
- U.S. Increases Funds for Combating Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (AllAfrica.com)
- International Task Force Launched To Address Worldwide Shortfall in Health Workers (Kaiser Network)
- South Africa Proposes Five Year Plan To Reduce New HIV Cases, Increase Treatment Access (Kaiser Network)
- Tackling HIV and AIDS needs Faith and Resources (Reuters)
- The Global Fund as a Metaphor of War (allAfrica.com)
- A Weak Link in the Chain: Opportunities for Improving Global Fund Grant Performance (pdf 480K) by Strengthening Procurement and Supply Management (Global Aids Alliance)
- Africa: PEPFAR Scores well on AIDS Treatment (allafrica.com)
- Uganda: Global Fund declines grants as questions linger over financial management (Reuters)
- Ethiopia: Country Receives US $30 Million to Fight HIV/AIDS (allafrica.com)
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