OF NOTE THIS WEEK

Last week, Ethiopia signed a five-year partnership framework agreement with the United States government. The agreement, in line with the objectives of Ethiopia's health sector strategic plan, lays out steps to jointly expand and sustain an effective response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Ethiopia, Ezega reports. The pending implementation plan, which will denote the "how" of the Partnership Framework, might also provide some greater insight into the Global Health Initiative, as Ethiopia is a GHI+ country.

NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE DONORS

• U.S. partners with Ethiopia in Fight Against HIV/AIDS; signs five-year Partnership Framework
• A private sector summit will take place in Rwanda later this week. The event will offer executives from Africa's top companies the opportunity to engage and contribute to the Global Fund

OTHER NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS

• Global Fund to Fight AIDS lifts restrictions for Cuba (Havana Times)
• United States gives Zimbabwe US$57m for HIV/AIDS (Afrique en ligne)
• New Report Underlines The Threat To Universal Access To HIV Prevention, Treatment And Care (Medical News Today)
• UNICEF rolls out innovative way to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in Kenya (Xinhua)
• Uganda: Mobile Technology Doubles HIV Treatment Rate in Babies (All Africa)
• Uganda: Deadly Consequences of Inadequate HIV Counselling (All Africa)
• Mozambique: Technology revolution hits HIV testing and treatment (PlusNews)

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.