USAID: USAID Deputy Administrator Bonnie Glick’s Visit to Vietnam “U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Deputy Administrator Bonnie Glick traveled to Vietnam from October 30 to November 2, 2019. While in Hanoi, the Deputy Administrator met with Ministry of Health officials, including Vice Minister Truong Quoc Cuong, to discuss the…

Guardian: Why U.S. does not give direct funding to agencies in Nigeria “Officials of the United States (U.S.) Consulate in Nigeria have provided more explanation why their government does not give direct funding to agencies and governments in Nigeria. They said it is more efficient to channel the resources through…

Center for Strategic & International Studies: The Evolution and Future of HIV Prevention Technology: An HIV Policy Primer Maggie McCarten-Gibbs, program manager, and Sara M. Allinder, executive director and senior fellow, both with the CSIS Global Health Policy Center, authored a paper examining HIV prevention technology. A summary of the…

Harvard Law Today: A Q&A with Robert Greenwald on ‘getting to zero’ and the success of PEPFAR, 15 years later In this post, Kaitlyn Dowling, communications associate at the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School, interviews Robert Greenwald, clinical professor at Harvard Law…

New York Times: World Leaders Once Made Miracles, and Can Again Nicholas Kristof, columnist for the New York Times “…We live in an age of miracles when a group of public health nerds, backed by world leaders and front-line health workers, can save lives by the million. … Yet today…

Devex: Kenya’s blood bank unprepared for PEPFAR cuts, health insiders say “This week, the U.S. government severed funds for the Kenya National Blood Transfusion Service. While Kenya’s Ministry of Health reassured the public that services will continue uninterrupted, health actors told Devex that the government is not adequately prepared to…

Devex: Opinion: How can the development community best support PEPFAR’s transition to local partnerships? Brian Rettmann, HIV technical director, and Emma Dominguez, HIV technical manager and health practice manager, both in Chemonics’ global health division “…One year from now, PEPFAR will require other U.S. government agencies that receive PEPFAR funding…

USAID: USAID and HIV This updated fact sheet outlines USAID’s role in the U.S. government’s HIV/AIDS efforts. According to the fact sheet, “Together with civil society and non-governmental organizations, USAID helps to achieve epidemic control by delivering prevention, care and treatment services, and advocating for policies that will improve sustainability,…

New Times: Survey: Rwanda on track to achieve HIV epidemic control “New data released Wednesday demonstrates Rwanda’s remarkable progress toward achieving HIV epidemic control — particularly in attaining high levels of linkage to treatment and viral load suppression among people living with HIV. Results from the Rwanda Population-based HIV Impact…

U.S. Department of State: PEPFAR 2019 Annual Report to Congress PEPFAR released its 15th annual report to Congress. According to the report’s executive summary, “PEPFAR has maintained strong bipartisan support across three U.S. presidents and nine U.S. congresses. In December 2018, the PEPFAR Extension Act of 2018 was signed into…