KFF: The Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic This updated fact sheet provides the latest data on the global HIV/AIDS epidemic, including impact by region, treatment and prevention efforts, and an overview of the U.S. and global responses to the epidemic (7/13).

Devex: Deborah Birx: PEPFAR’s local partner transition ‘critical’ to coronavirus response “…As leader of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, [White House Coronavirus Task Force Coordinator Deborah] Birx has pushed for federal agencies that implement international HIV programs to shift their funding from U.S.-based and international organizations to what…

KFF: Quantifying PEPFAR’s Role for Women and Girls: Analysis of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting Indicator Data, 2016-2019 Women and girls represent more than half of all people living with HIV worldwide, and HIV is the leading cause of death among women aged 15-49. Many factors contribute to women’s risk for…

U.S. Department of State: PEPFAR announces latest HIV program progress and new investments to reach more people in greatest need “At the opening of the 23rd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2020), the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) released its latest program results, showing significant gains in reaching…

Undark: As Uganda Takes Control of the HIV Epidemic, U.S. Shifts Funding “…In July 2018, the U.S. global AIDS coordinator Deborah Birx — now of course better known in her latest role as coordinator of the White House’s response to the novel coronavirus pandemic — issued a directive for all…

Devex: Taking stock of the Trump administration’s Africa policy “The Trump administration’s Africa policy has had fits and starts, and while there are some promising developments, several experts told Devex that the framing of Africa policy as part of a U.S. competition with China and others is not winning it…

KFF: The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) This fact sheet looks at the history, funding, and future outlook of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the U.S. government’s major global initiative to combat HIV/AIDS (5/27).

National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine: Evaluation of Strengthening Human Resources for Health Capacity in the Republic of Rwanda under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) “The purpose of the evaluation is to understand how the CDC/PEPFAR-funded (2012-2017) Rwandan Ministry of Health HRH Program affected morbidity and…

KFF: COVID-19 Coronavirus Tracker — Updated as of May 22, 2020 (5/22). Data on country government actions in response to COVID-19 have been added to the tracker. KFF: COVID-19 & PEPFAR: Implications for the Future The potential for the COVID-19 pandemic to significantly affect the health and development of low-…

KFF: COVID-19 & PEPFAR: Implications for the Future The potential for the COVID-19 pandemic to significantly affect the health and development of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), particularly those in sub-Saharan Africa, has serious implications for PEPFAR, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). This issue brief examines the…