Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report—HIV/AIDS

UNICEF Report Highlights Gains In Child Health, While 1B Still Lack Essential Services

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:50:56 GMT

A special edition of UNICEF's annual State of the World's Children report, released 20 years after the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child, shows that "fewer youngsters are dying and more are going to school – but an estimated 1 billion still lack services essential to their survival and development," the Associated Press reports.

Goosby Says PEPFAR Remains Among 'Highest Priorities' Of Obama Administration, Welcomes Partnership With South African President Zuma

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:20:30 GMT

Eric Goosby, head of PEPFAR, on Wednesday reemphasized the U.S. commitment to fighting HIV/AIDS globally, the Associated Press reports.

Op-Eds: HIV Travel Ban; Improving Sanitation; Counterfeit Drugs

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:23:11 GMT

Also In Global Health News: HIV/AIDS Grants; Africa's Water Resources; Sex Workers In Malawi

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:59:00 GMT

Opinions: Fighting TB; Currency Transaction Tax

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:55:32 GMT

Also In Global Health News: Global Corruption; HIV Vaccine; Smoking; DRC Aid

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:33:00 GMT

Also In Global Health News: HIV/AIDS In Uganda; Medical Equipment In Tanzania; Birth Control In Afghanistan; Ethiopia Malaria Fight

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:09:14 GMT

Opinions: Health System Funding; Malnutrition Assistance; Social Dimension Of HIV

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:02:00 GMT

Global Fund Approves $2.4B For Ninth Round Grants

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:22:00 GMT

During its recent board meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria approved $2.4 billion for the three diseases, PlusNews reports. The money is for the fund's "ninth round of grants, bringing the total amount of approved funding since its inception in 2001 to $18.4 billion," according to the publication.

Recent Releases In Global Health

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:19:00 GMT

Health Minister Calls For Ramped Up Fight Against HIV/AIDS In South Africa

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:18:37 GMT

South African health minister Aaron Motsoaledi on Tuesday called for a reinvigorated effort in the country's fight against HIV/AIDS, echoing comments recently made by South African President Jacob Zuma, Agence France-Presse reports.

Also In Global Health News: Funding Shortfall In Philippines; WHO-Approved ARV

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:13:55 GMT

Six Universities Aim To Expand Drug Access In Developing Countries

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:50:16 GMT

Six universities have agreed to an effort to "encourage companies to give poor countries better access to drugs and medical products stemming from discoveries made on their campuses," Bloomberg reports (Lauerman, 11/9).

HIV/AIDS Leading Cause Of Death Among Women Ages 15-44, WHO Study Shows

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

In follow-up coverage to the WHO's report on women's health, several news outlets examine the impact HIV/AIDS is having on women around the world. "In its first study of women’s health, the World Health Organization said yesterday that the AIDS virus is the leading cause of death and disease among women between the ages of 15 and 44," the Associated Press/Boston Globe reports (11/10).

Also In Global Health News: Nutritionally-Enhanced Products; Health Care In India; Cell Phones As Microscopes; GSK Pneumonia Vaccine; Men Fighting HIV/AIDS

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:14:30 GMT

Kenya To Launch MSM Survey To Help Control Spread Of HIV

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:59:00 GMT

TIME examines the Kenyan government's upcoming survey of gay men and other men who have sex with men (MSM) in the country's "three biggest cities" in an effort to fight the spread of HIV/AIDS. The survey, which will launch next year, "is considered a landmark because the government and the vast majority of Kenyan people have long refused to address homosexuality in the fight against AIDS," the magazine writes.

Publications Examine U.S. Funding For Global HIV/AIDS

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:00 GMT

In light of a Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) report calling for sustained HIV/AIDS funding, VOA News writes: "Many AIDS-related groups and activists have been calling on U.S. President Barack Obama to fulfill his funding pledges made during the presidential campaign. But are they asking too much, considering the economic downturn?" Sharonann Lynch, an HIV policy advisor for MSF, said, "PEPFAR has the opportunity to save six million lives and it shouldn't settle for three."

ART As Part Of HIV Prevention Strategy Supported By WHO

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:09:43 GMT

"AIDS drugs should be given to all who need them to reduce new infections, the World Health Organization said," following a three-day meeting on the topic of using antiretroviral therapy (ART) to prevent the spread of HIV, Bloomberg reports. "Providing more antiretroviral drugs 'will achieve a significant transmission benefit,' Teguest Guerma, interim director of the WHO’s AIDS department, said … 'In the past, there has been a false dichotomy between prevention and treatment. …'That is really what has been corrected. Prevention and treatment are two faces of the same coin'" (Bennett, 11/5).

President Obama Discusses Africa's HIV/AIDS Epidemic With President Of Botswana

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:03:05 GMT

President Barack Obama met with Botswana's president, Ian Khama, on Thursday to discuss issues facing the country, including the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa, Bloomberg reports (Johnston, 11/5).

MSF Calls For Sustained Commitment To Global HIV/AIDS Funding

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:01:29 GMT

During a press conference on Thursday, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) warned that the "global economic crisis and calls to commit funds to other health crises" threatened to undermine recent gains in the fight against HIV/AIDS, the Associated Press reports. MSF "says money for other health issues should be given in addition to money for [HIV/]AIDS" (11/5).