Dr. Anthony Fauci, a leading voice for understanding HIV and infectious diseases in the U.S. government for a quarter century, often draws a crowd when he speaks—because of his ability to concisely say what needs to be done. Today, he did just that. Speaking at a briefing on global HIV-TB issues sponsored by the Center […]
Welcome to our live blog just across from the U.S. Capitol, where more than 100 HIV and TB scientists, policymakers, and advocates have come together for a symposium titled “Changing Course: Stemming the Deadly Twin Epidemics of HIV and Tuberculosis.” Two back-to-back sessions—sponsored by the Center for Global Health Policy and the Global Health Council—will feature […]
HIV
The following is a guest post By Sharon Weir, Ph.D. of MEASURE Evaluation For almost 35 years, HIV/AIDS has been a household word across the globe. […]
Tuberculosis
At a prison where more than one in five inmates was confirmed to be sick with TB, an outbreak investigation sparked recommendations for reforms With a […]
Research & Development
A trial to test the safety of, and immune response prompted by, the latest candidate for a vaccine to protect against Zika virus infection has begun […]
Policy
Estimate exceeds previous estimates by more than $20 billion Deaths from non-Ebola causes contributed to highest West Africa outbreak costs, authors say During the 2013 to […]