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  • Prevention Indicators for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief

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    This report from the The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Task Force on HIV/AIDS Working Committee on Prevention, in collaboration with the Kaiser Family Foundation, provides an overview of the HIV prevention indicators used by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in 15 focus countries and compares them to those used by other major international initiatives. The overview is designed to inform policymakers and other experts in an area that…

  • Satellite Sessions and Press Briefings – XV International AIDS Conference

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    Kaiser Family Foundation Sessions and Press Briefings XV International AIDS Conference, 2004 Satellite Session: Resource Tracking and Priority SettingUNAIDS is hosting this panel that will feature the work of the UNAIDS Consortium on Resource Tracking. The session will highlight the importance of tracking global HIV/AIDS financial information, review the methodological approaches used to track HIV/AIDS resource flows; and determine gaps in HIV/AIDS financial information and coverage as well as strategies for moving forward. Jennifer Kates,…

  • Key Facts: African Americans and HIV/AIDS

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    provides comprehensive data on the impact of HIV/AIDS epidemic on African Americans. Based on the most recent data and research on the epidemiology of HIV/AIDS among African Americans, the report includes an overview and epidemic profile, as well as data on major trends, access to and use of health services, and perceptions of HIV/AIDS. Chartbook (.pdf)

  • Women and HIV/AIDS in the United States: Setting an Agenda for the Future

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    Women represent almost one in three new HIV infections in the U.S. and the share of women among reported AIDS cases has more than tripled since 1986 from 7% to 26% of reported cases in 2001. Women of color, particularly African American women, have been hard hit, accounting for the majority of new infections among women. In addition, many women with HIV/AIDS are low-income and face considerable challenges in obtaining optimal levels of health care.…

  • Curtailing the HIV Epidemic: The Power of Prevention

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    A Leadership Forum convened by The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, The Ford Foundation, and The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, New York, NY A Leadership Forum on HIV Prevention took place in New York immediately preceding the UN General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS, held June 25-27, 2001. Organized as a congregation of top international leaders, policymakers and program planners in the global effort against HIV, the meeting focused attention on the resources needed…

  • Health Reform: Implications for Women’s Access to Coverage and Care

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    This issue brief, Health Reform: Implications for Women's Access to Coverage and Care, reviews how the Affordable Care Act is expected to affect access to care and affordability of health coverage for women. It also explains the provisions in the health reform law related to preventive screening services, reproductive health, maternity care and women on Medicare. The brief includes national and state-level estimates of the percentage of uninsured women ages 18-64 who are likely to…

  • Addressing the HIV/AIDS Epidemic at Home and Abroad: Short-Term Policy Options Under Consideration by the New Administration and Congress

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    This past summer, the United States government’s global HIV/AIDS program was reauthorized and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new data indicating that the epidemic at home was worse than previously thought. These events called significant attention to HIV/AIDS and together present the new Administration and Congress with an opportunity to address the epidemic at home and abroad. Several short-term HIV-specific policy options have already been proposed for consideration, or are…