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
Sub-Saharan African countries where adolescents 15 or younger could be tested for HIV without sign-off by parents or guardians show 11 percent higher rates of testing […]
Tuberculosis
With the release of a “pre-final text” of updated guidelines for treatment of multidrug- and rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis, the World Health Organization made official substantial changes to […]
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
A year that started with a shutdown of the U.S. government is ending the same way, demonstrating ongoing instability in American policy, funding and global health […]