OF NOTE THIS WEEK

A study published by the journal Science found that a wave of drug-resistant HIV emerging in the U.S. is threatening to undermine progress made in treating patients in poor countries, Bloomberg reports. The mutant strains may reverse advances made in expanding treatment programs in nations such as South Africa, where there is little access to back-up medicines when resistance occurs.

Meanwhile, Aidsmap says that several organizations that have been at the forefront of providing HIV treatment and care in Haiti, including Partners in Health, Doctors Without Borders and Family Health International, are seeking donations to step up their activities in order to mitigate the extensive damage caused by last week’s devastating earthquake.

OTHER NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS

• Evolving Strains of HIV May Cause Wave of Drug Resistance (U.S. News & World Report)
• Haiti's Agony: What It Will Take to Rebuild (Time)
• Zambia: Breastfed HIV Babies Best Off (UPI)
• The Man Who Could Beat AIDS (Time)
• Global Health Care Fraud Costs Put at $260B (Reuters)
• High Cost of Antibiotics Slows Down War on Disease (All Africa)

RECENT CGD HEALTH POLICY BLOGS

• Scaling-up for Success: PEPFAR's Prevention Challenge By Nandini Oomman and Christina Droggitis

• 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.