http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html Latest news in the field of HIV/AIDS research and prevention from USAID's Bureau of Global Health. http://www.usaid.gov/images/main/usaid_logo_new.jpg http://www.usaid.gov en-us http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#112009 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#112009 Ambassador Eric Goosby, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, discusses successes in combating global HIV/AIDS since the inception of the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and outlines his vision for the future of the program. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#111109 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#111109 The USAID/Health Policy Initiative recently has published a new report that presents findings from consultations with the HIV-positive injecting drug user (IDU) community on its assessment of practices in the treatment and care of HIV-positive IDUs in the region. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#110509 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#110509 More than 2 million children throughout Zimbabwe will benefit from a multimedia awareness campaign that focuses on protecting children. The campaign is through Children First, a joint program between Population Services International and USAID. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#102709 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#102709 Firm traditions and gender norms leave Malian women vulnerable and at risk for HIV/AIDS. One such tradition, widowed women marrying the brother of their husband in order to keep inheritance in the family, encourages the spread of HIV because the women who lost their husband to AIDS are often HIV positive themselves. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#102209 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#102209 Melinda Gates, wife of Microsoft founder Bill Gates and co-chair of the Gates Foundation, praised President George W. Bush for his global health efforts and the Obama administration for continuing them. Gates, in an interview with The Hill on Wednesday, gave credit to President Bush for enacting the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Thu, 22 Oct 2009 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#102109 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#102109 The Female Health Company, which manufactures and markets the FC Female Condom® (FC1) and FC2 Female Condom® (FC2), today reported it has completed the expansion of FC2 manufacturing capacity at its production facility in Malaysia. The expansion increases the company's annual manufacturing capacity in Malaysia from approximately 30 million condoms to 75-80 million condoms, bringing the total annual FC2 capacity to 80-85 million. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#101309 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#101309 On Tuesday, October 13, the HIV/AIDS Care and Support Program in Ethiopia, funded through USAID, announced that it has surpassed many of its targets. In its first two years, the program supported 500 health centers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and the four regions of Amhara, Oromiya, SNNPR, and Tigray. This support has provided antiretroviral therapy to more than 45,000 people. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#100809 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#100809 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) marked the recent approval of the 100th antiretroviral drug in association with the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), which is aimed at the prevention, treatment, and care of people infected with and affected by HIV/AIDS worldwide. Thu, 8 Oct 2009 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#100609 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#100609 Project SEARCH launched its new Web site on October 6, 2009. The site is a consortium for information about the program, task orders, resources, the latest news, publications and materials, and updates on upcoming meetings and events. Project SEARCH hopes to keep the public informed on and engaged in its ongoing partnership with USAID and the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Tue, 6 Oct 2009 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#100509 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#100509 Supply Chain Management System (SCMS), a USAID partner, facilitated quantification, ordering and freight forwarding for a $130,000 emergency order of two antiretroviral drugs, Zidovudine and Lamivudine/Zidovudine, placed by the World Health Organization (WHO). The shipment arrived less than two months after order confirmation. Mon, 5 Oct 2009 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#100209 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#100209 Last week, researchers in Thailand announced the first-ever successful HIV vaccine trial. The trial, known as RV144, was the largest HIV vaccine study ever conducted in humans and involved more than 16,000 volunteers in Thailand. Fri, 2 Oct 2009 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#092809 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#092809 On Friday, September 25, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced a public-private partnership with General Mills, a leading U.S. food company, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) that will improve the capacity of small- and medium-sized food businesses across sub-Saharan Africa to produce healthy, fortified food products. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#091709 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#091709 During a visit to Zimbabwe in early September, Ambassador Eric Goosby, the Global AIDS Coordinator for PEPFAR, said he was optimistic about the transformation of Zimbabwe’s health sector and has set goals of supporting efforts to increase service delivery capacity and create sustainable health care systems. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#090909 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#090909 Brothers for Life, a new HIV/AIDS campaign aimed at young boys and men, was launched last month in KwMashu, Durban, South Africa. The campaign focuses on the role that men need to play in the fight against HIV/AIDS by addressing such issues as the risks associated with having multiple and concurrent partners, men’s limited involvement in fatherhood, the lack of knowledge of HIV status, and low levels of testing and disclosure. Wed, 9 Sep 2009 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#090309 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#090309 USAID congratulates its partner, the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), for its recent findings that may bring the scientific community a bit closer to an HIV vaccine. The results allow scientists to understand the dynamics of naturally occurring protective mechanisms that some people have against HIV. Tue, 3 Sep 2009 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#082709 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#082709 Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton shares about her visit to Goma and discusses how the U.S. is responding to sexual and gender-based violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Ambassador Eric Goosby writes about joining Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on her visits to Angola and South Africa, two stops on her seven-nation trip to Africa Thu, 27 Aug 2009 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#081309 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#081309 Caregivers at South Africa's Soweto Hospice providelHIV/AIDS care, treatment and prevention within their community thanks in part to a partnership with the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Thu, 13 Aug 2009 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#081109 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#081109 Multiple sexual partnerships – particularly overlapping or concurrent partnerships – by both men and women lie at the root of the generalized epidemic of HIV in Southern and Eastern Africa. Understanding why people engage in multiple partnerships is the key to the effort to change behavior. Tue, 11 Aug 2009 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#080309 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#080309 Matsapha Central Prison, a maximum security facility in Swaziland, has become the site for the country’s first HIV counseling and testing center solely for inmates. The center opened a few months ago with funding and technical assistance from Population Services International, a partner of USAID and the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The organization provides condoms to the main clinic at Matsapha Central Prison, but at present they are only given to prisoners who are being released. Mon, 3 Aug 2009 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#072309 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#072309 On July 22, USAID’s Office of HIV/AIDS (OHA) hosted the Washington D.C. screening of Where the Water Meets the Sky, an award-winning documentary produced by the Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED). The film tells the moving story of 23 women from a remote region of northern Zambia who learn to make a film as a way to speak out about their lives. Thu, 23 Jul 2009 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#070809 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#070809 On June 24, the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria awarded eight companies a 2009 Business Excellence Award for their innovative programs that work to combat global disease. One of these recipients was Warner Bros. for its partnership with the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Wed, 8 Jul 2009 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#070209 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#070209 Many in the development community have long called for increased integration of gender – the way in which societies define acceptable roles, responsibilities, and behaviors of women and men – into programs and policies to ensure the success of development activities around the world. New findings indicate that the call is being heard. Thu, 2 Jul 2009 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#062609 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#062609 Population Services International (PSI), a partner of USAID and the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), is implementing a campaign in Swaziland to urge African couples to be tested for HIV together, using love as a motivator, and not fear. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#062409 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#062409 Three staff members from the PEPFAR Supply Chain Management Systems (SCMS) project that presented at the 2009 HIV/AIDS Implementers' meeting are holding online forum discussions the week of June 22, 2009. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#061609 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#061609 More than 1,500 HIV implementers from around the world flooded Windhoek, Namibia, from June 10–14. The implementers – hailing from more than 55 countries – met to share best practices and lessons learned about the implementation of multisectoral AIDS programs. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#060409 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#060409 Supply chains are a critical prerequisite for the success of community-based health programs. With vastly increased funding from international donors, countries have been able to rapidly scale up antiretroviral treatment (ART) programs over the past few years. Thu, 4 Jun 2009 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#052909 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#052909 Antiretroviral treatment became available to people living with HIV/AIDS in the early 1990s and has enabled them to live healthy and full lives. Since 2003, PEPFAR has supported for more than 2 million people. Fri, 29 May 2009 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#051109 http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/aids/News/journal.html#051109 On May 5, 2009, President Barack Obama announced a new initiative in global health, renewing the U.S. commitment to those affected by disease, illness, poverty, and suffering. Central to this initiative is continued leadership in HIV/AIDS through PEPFAR. Mon, 11 May 2009