Dr. Mark Dybul, the former U.S. Global Coordinator for AIDS and the first director of PEPFAR, took note of our recent post outlining concerns about the Obama Administration’s new focus on health system strengthening. He weighed in with this very interesting post, saying that flat-funding AIDS treatment in Africa will harm overall medical services. Dybul’s blog came […]
Finally, a strong and seasoned voice in the White House to defend global AIDS spending and advance the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The full Senate confirmed Dr. Eric Goosby to be the new the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator on Friday. As we said in a news release applauding the vote, Congress now needs […]
HIV
Thirty years ago this week Congress passed the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act, named for the young man who stood up to stigma and […]
Tuberculosis
In the six weeks before South Africa responded its first diagnoses of COVID-19 with the start of physical distancing measures, more than 47,000 people on average […]
Research & Development
With 2018 data showing highest incidence acute flaccid myelitis since monitoring began, officials say awareness, recognition of rare life threatening condition will be crucial to early […]
Policy
By Karen Carvajal, M.D. Over the course of human history we have come a long way in our fight against the threat of infectious diseases and, […]