Developing World Policy & Funding: HIV/AIDS Viewpoints

Study Looking at Impact of HIV Funding on Rwanda's Health System Has "Serious Limitations" (May 11, 2012)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
HIV/AIDS Funding Does Not Undermine Efforts to Fight Other Diseases, Study Suggests (May 3, 2012)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Florida Senator Marco Rubio Addresses Future of U.S. Foreign Policy (April 26, 2012)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Analysis Examines Potential Global Health Impact of Obama Administration's FY13 Budget Request (April 6, 2012)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Does Obama's 2013 Budget Herald the End of PEPFAR? (Spring 2012)
Devastating funding proposal undermines the global fight against AIDS.
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In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
U.S. Must Recommit Itself to Ending AIDS, Scientifically and Financially (March 15, 2012)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Study Investigates Concept of "Additionality" in Domestic Health Spending Amid Foreign Donations (February 9, 2012)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Universal Access to HIV Treatment Can Be Achieved (January 24, 2012)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
U.S. Should Assume Leadership Role in Saving Global Fund (January 23, 2012)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Chevron's Role in Fight Against HIV/AIDS in Africa (December 14, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Prioritizing HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment (November 30, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
AIDS Fund Cuts Will Hit Southern Africa Hard (November 29, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Political Will, Strong Leadership From U.S. Needed to End AIDS Epidemic (November 29, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Potential Cuts to Global Health Spending Threaten Vision of "AIDS-Free Generation" (November 21, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Cuts to U.S. Global Health Spending Would Mean "Stark Future" for Millions (November 18, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Reactions to Clinton's "AIDS-Free Generation" Speech (November 10, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Investment in USAID Has Saved Millions of Lives, Is Critical for U.S. Security Economic Downturn (November 3, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Europe! Hands Off Our Medicine! (Fall 2010)
A global campaign to stop the attack on affordable medicines.
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In Achieve, from ACRIA and GMHC
Could a New Tax Save the Lives of Millions of People With HIV Around the World? (Fall 2010)
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In Achieve, from ACRIA and GMHC
Humanitarian Aid "Stolen" From U.S. Taxpayers Should Be Spent on Domestic Health Issues (September 27, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Archbishop Tutu Calls on Obama to Lead the World in Expansion of HIV Treatment (September 21, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Continued Funding From All Countries Needed to Fight HIV/AIDS (September 6, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Cost of Second-Line ARVs a "Huge Barrier to Care" in Resource-Poor Countries (August 30, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Global Fund Donations Needed to Support Scaling Up AIDS Treatment (August 5, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Experts at IAS Conference Suggests Ways to Increase Funding for HIV/AIDS (July 20, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Maintaining and Increasing AIDS Funding Critical (July 20, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
New Tools Can Significantly Reduce HIV/AIDS Worldwide (July 5, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Public-Private Partnerships Leading to Successes in HIV Treatment and Prevention (June 20, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Budget Cuts Should Not Include U.S. Global AIDS Program (June 3, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Op-Ed: Epidemics Breed Public Disorder and Mistrust (May 9, 2011)
In The Guardian
USAID Response Fails to Condemn Laws That Criminalize HIV (April 25, 2011)
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
Former Global Fund Head Calls for Greater Transparency, Accountability for Aid Money (April 20, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
U.N. Report Highlights Concerns About Population-Related Activities Funding (April 14, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Financial Times Examines Rise in Public, Private Sector Global Partnerships for Aid Delivery (March 25, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Reactions to the Budget (February 18, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Budget Reductions Should Not Cut U.S. Global Health Efforts (February 17, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Researchers Criticize AIDS Spending, Stigma (February 7, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Is Obama Willing to Fight AIDS? (January 14, 2011)
"When we called on him to honor his campaign promises on AIDS, Obama chastised us," writes AIDS advocate Gregg Gonsalves. "That's the kind of president I want to see: resolute, uncompromising, telling it like it is. Unfortunately, the president is dead wrong on HIV/AIDS and global health."
In Washington Post
MSF Warns of Consequences Patients Living With HIV/AIDS Will Face Without Maintained Global Fund Support (December 14, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Funding Gap for AIDS Worries Doctors Without Borders (December 2, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Is Canada Reneging on Its International AIDS Commitment? (December 1, 2010)
In Xtra!
Congress Must Honor Obama's Global Fund Commitment (November 30, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
U.S. Role in Global Fund Replenishment (October 22, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Despite Increased Pledges, Commitment to Global Fund Not Enough, Says New York Times Editorial (October 19, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Nature News Examines Global Fund Replenishment (October 13, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Global Leaders Renege on Promises: Universal Access by 20-When? (September 28, 2010)
From Communities Delegation on the Board of The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Financial Tax to Fund HIV/AIDS Relief a "Bad Idea" (August 3, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
No Resources, No Results! (July 23, 2010)
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From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Providing Leadership on Critical HIV/AIDS Issues: An Appeal by and to Members of Parliament (July 21, 2010)
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From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Expanding Treatment Has Dramatic Impact, But Concern Over Future Funding (July 21, 2010)
Increased access to antiretroviral therapy in Brazil and South Africa has cut mortality rates, but donor money to build on these successes internationally may be running short.
From aidsmap.com
AIDS Funding Cuts Are a Death Sentence for Millions, DWB Warns (July 19, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV and Millennium Development Goals: Can We Do One Without the Other? (July 18, 2010)
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From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Canada Should Increase Its Funding Commitment to Global Fund, Reinvigorate G8, G20 to Meet Prior Commitments, Global Responsibilities (June 24, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
U.N. Secretary-General Calls for International Community to "Rally Around" Next Generation of HIV Treatment, Increase Support for Countries in Need (June 16, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Report Urges Canada to Increase Foreign Aid Spending for G8 Maternal, Child Health Initiative (June 10, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Canada Must Help Stop AIDS Spread -- Expert (May 25, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Lancet Examines Canada's G8 Strategy for Maternal, Child Health Initiatives (May 7, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
G8's "Disappointing Track Record" (May 5, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Christian Science Monitor Columnist Examines Connections Between Population Growth, Poverty (April 26, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Wall Street Journal Examines Fundraising Efforts by GAVI, Global Fund (March 29, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Civil Society Groups Urge G8 to Follow Through With AIDS Funding Commitments (March 25, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Blog: Congress Should "Significantly Increase Funding" for Global Health (March 12, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
2010 to Be "Decisive Year" for Global Health, Global Fund Director Says (March 9, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
UNAIDS Director Warns Against Funding Cuts to Global Fund (March 9, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Blog: Tax on Currency Transactions Could Help Address Global Health Needs (February 5, 2010)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
IAS Urges G8 to Follow Through on Prior Commitment to Universal Access to HIV Prevention, Treatment and Care by 2010 as Part of New Maternal and Child Health Initiative (February 1, 2010)
From International AIDS Society
Survey Examines Disease R&D Investment in 2008 (December 16, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Time for U.S. to Take Global Health Commitment to "New Level" (December 1, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Response to HIV Should Consider Hunger (December 1, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Sustain Commitment to HIV/AIDS Funding (December 1, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Blog Examines Statement on HIV Programs, Other Health Issues (November 25, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Study Pushes for Aggressive Spending in Fight Against HIV/AIDS (November 24, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Health System Funding Can Address "Silent Killers" (November 16, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
MSF Calls for Sustained Commitment to Global HIV/AIDS Funding (November 5, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Experts Warn of Drastic AIDS Funding Shortfall (November 3, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Newsweek Q&A With Bill And Melinda Gates (November 3, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Punishing Success? (PDF) (November 2009)
Early signs of a retreat from commitment to HIV/AIDS care and treatment.
From Médecins Sans Frontières
Observer Examines Calls for Reworking Health Spending Focus in Africa (October 26, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Financial Times Letter Highlights Ways Fight Against HIV Led to "Global Scale-Up of Disease Control" (October 19, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Blog: Can Better Global Health Policies Have Worse Results? (August 21, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
U.S. Lawmakers Should Not Slow AIDS Funding (July 20, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
cART Examined (July 17, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
AIDS Funding Backlash (Summer 2009)
A conversation with Sue Perez and Gregg Gonsalves.
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In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
United Kingdom: Minister Urges Firms to Pool HIV Patents (July 13, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
U.N. System Lacks "Serious Focus on Gender" Issues, Opinion Piece Says (May 26, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Opinion Piece Examines Efficacy of U.S. Foreign Health Aid (May 19, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Economic Crisis Threatens AIDS Fight: Expert (April 20, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
University of California Should Ensure That Publicly Funded HIV/AIDS Medicines Are Available in Developing Countries, Opinion Piece Says (April 7, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
PBS Program Examines Impact of Global Economic Crisis on Health Funding (February 10, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Global AIDS Crisis Overblown? Some Dare to Say So (December 9, 2008)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
President and Mrs. Bush Participate in Saddleback Civil Forum on Global Health (December 1, 2008)
From White House
Why Has Fighting HIV Started to Lose Its Luster? (August 4, 2008)
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From kaisernetwork.org
How Wisely Is the World Spending Its HIV Money? (July 25, 2008)
In a series of enlightening articles and video reports, the journal Science examines where HIV funding goes and who it benefits -- for better and for worse.
In Science
The Battle for Global Treatment Access (Summer 2008)
In Achieve, from ACRIA and GMHC
Stop Forcing Us to Use Condoms, Ugandan HIV Advocate Says (June 30, 2008)
In Washington Post
G8 Nations Should Increase Aid to Africa to Meet 2010 Targets, Report Says (June 16, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Political Correctness Allows HIV to Spread, New Book Argues (May 13, 2008)
In a new book, Elizabeth Pisani claims that international HIV organizations are wasting their time talking about politically correct concepts like gender issues and victimization, rather than focusing on the direct causes of HIV transmission: unprotected sex and injection drug use.
In The Guardian
HIV Getting Too Much of World's Attention and Money, Analyst Says (May 10, 2008)
In a contentious article published in one of the world's top medical journals, Roger England accuses international organizations like UNAIDS of doing too much to fight HIV, at the expense of fighting other diseases and improving health systems in poor countries.
In BMJ
AIDS Housing Goes Global (May 8, 2008)
Satellite conference at IAC to address housing, poverty.
In Housing Works AIDS Issues Update, from Housing Works
HIV/AIDS in Developing Countries Requires "Continued Attention," but Other Public Health Needs Should Not Be "Ignored," Opinion Piece Says (January 2, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Not Everyone Is Happy With Product RED and "I Am African" (November 3, 2006)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Free Trade, Expensive Drugs (Fall 2006)
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
Pills Without Providers: Where Are The Health Workers? (Fall 2006)
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
Baby Steps: The Challenge of Global HIV Treatment (Fall 2006)
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
New Prevention Methods Offer Hope and Challenges, According to Report (August 16, 2006)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
United States May Be a Global AIDS Leader, But It's Doing a Bad Job at Home, Report Says (May 23, 2006)
The report accuses the U.S. of failing on its commitments to fight HIV at home at the same time it pushes for fewer HIV infections and better treatment access overseas.
From Open Society Institute
AIDS Activism, Boehringer Ingelheim and the Broken Social Contract (April 21, 2006)
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From Treatment Action Group
A Conversation About HIV With Bill Clinton (PDF) (September 2005)
The former U.S. president talks about the work that's been done to prevent and treat HIV in Africa, Asia and Latin America -- and about the tremendous amount of work that remains.
In AIDS Patient Care and STDs
Public Health Community Needs to Address Disparities Between Wealthy, Developing Nations, OneWorld Health Official Says (August 22, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Former U.S. President Clinton in National Public Radio Interview Describes Motivations Behind HIV/AIDS Work (August 5, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Armed Conflict, HIV/AIDS Pandemic Leading Causes of Hunger Worldwide, Report Says (May 25, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
HIV/AIDS, Other Infectious Diseases Can Be Controlled With Proper Investment, Global Fund Director Says (February 9, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
If Only In a Dream (January 2005)
The 60th anniversary of the liberation of Nazi concentration camps leaves Jose M. Zuniga wondering: Will we someday look back on this era and wish we'd done more to accelerate the global battle against HIV?.
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In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
Cruising With Lazarus: The Fourth Annual "Just Shut Up" Awards (January/February 2005)
A closer look at the public figures who didn't exactly make friends with the AIDS community in 2004.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Dear Global Fund and United States: Stop Fighting! (November 19, 2004)
The San Francisco Chronicle chastises both parties for their recent bickering in Africa over who should be primarily responsible for saving the world from HIV.
In San Francisco Chronicle
Gay Men's Health Crisis Criticizes Bush Administration for Its Attacks on the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (November 17, 2004)
From Gay Men's Health Crisis
GMHC Statement on the Re-Election of George W. Bush as President of the United States (November 3, 2004)
From Gay Men's Health Crisis
Thai AIDS Activist Tells Personal Story; Laments Stigma, Lack of HIV Treatment Access (September 2004)
"What kills us is not AIDS, but greed," said Paisan Suwannawong, director of the Thai AIDS Treatment Action Group, at the XV International AIDS Conference in Bangkok.
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
Change and Rumors of Change (September/October 2004)
26 AIDS advocates from around the world explain how their communities have changed in the past year.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Why the Meds Should Wait: An African AIDS Advocate Speaks Out (July 15, 2004)
AIDS advocate and former African resident Colin Webb argues that we should not be trying to deliver life-saving HIV meds to Africa before the continent has an effective health infrastructure in place.
In International Herald Tribune
U.S. NGOs Reach Out to Countries Eligible for U.S. HIV/AIDS Funding to Encourage Best HIV-Prevention Policies and Practices (July 14, 2004)
U.S. groups attempt to counter the Bush administration's focus on abstinence-only programs and other policies.
From Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
UNAIDS Predicts 50% Funding Shortfall in Fighting Global AIDS Epidemic (July 12, 2004)
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From UNAIDS
Stern Words For Pfizer (July 2004)
Pfizer's drug-pricing policies in Latin America "border on genocidal," writes Richard Stern, Director of the Agua Buena Human Rights Association.
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
One World, Multiple Standards (July 2004)
In the push for greater HIV treatment access worldwide, we must not lose sight of the other important issues in HIV care, writes José Zuniga.
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In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
Debt Service Funds Could Be Used to Fight AIDS, Opinion Piece Says (June 7, 2004)
Funds that developing nations use to repay debts should instead be directed toward AIDS-fighting efforts, says Marie Clarke, national coordinator for the Jubilee USA Network.
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Bush Administration's HIV/AIDS Funding Cuts Cater to "Religious Right," Opinion Piece Says (June 1, 2004)
The administration is "playing a nasty game of political football with AIDS and global health issues," says Laurie Garrett, a senior fellow at the U.S. Council on Foreign Relations.
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
WHO Plan to Treat Three Million HIV-Positive People in Developing Countries by 2005 "Not Convincing," Opinion Piece Says (June 1, 2004)
Excerpts from an op-ed by Amir Attaran, an associate professor at the University of Ottawa, and Peter Hale of Georges Pompidou European Hospital.
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
U.S. "Ignores" Scientific Evidence by Emphasizing Abstinence in Global HIV/AIDS Prevention Programs, Opinion Piece Says (May 27, 2004)
Excerpts from an opinion piece by Thomas Coates, a professor of medicine at the University of California-Los Angeles.
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
"Paucity" of Health Workers "Biggest Limiting Factor" to Providing AIDS Treatment in Developing World, Opinion Piece Says (May 25, 2004)
Excerpts from an opinion piece by Holly Burkhalter, U.S. policy director for Physicians for Human Rights' Health Action AIDS Campaign.
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Public-Private Partnerships "Best Way" to Combat HIV/AIDS in Africa, Opinion Piece Says (April 20, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
AIDS and the Evangelicals (February 2004)
The recent involvement of U.S. conservative evangelicals in the global AIDS fight has both helped and hindered the cause, writes Holly Burkhalter.
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In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
WHO, Global Fund Officials Defend HIV Treatment Policies (January 26, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Interview With Joep M. A. Lange, M.D., Ph.D., on Treatment Access in the Developing World (Winter 2003/2004)
Dr. Lange is President of the International AIDS Society; both a transcript and audio of this interview are available.
In Positives for Positives, from Wyoming: Positives for Positives
Interview With Ambassador Stephen H. Lewis on the Most Critical Issues in the Global AIDS Epidemic (Winter 2003/2004)
Mr. Lewis is the United Nations Special Envoy on HIV/AIDS in Africa.
In Positives for Positives, from Wyoming: Positives for Positives
A Critical New Juncture (November 2003)
Remarks from the president of IAPAC at the opening of the 6th International Conference on Healthcare Resource Allocation for HIV/AIDS.
In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
WTO Accepts Rules Limiting Medicine Exports to Poor Countries (September 12, 2003)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
IAPAC Condemns Senate Votes on International and Domestic Spending for HIV/AIDS (September 10, 2003)
[Archived Article]
From International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report Summarizes Editorials, Opinion Pieces on WTO Agreement on Access to Generic Drugs (September 5, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Editorials Respond to South African Government's Announcement Calling for National Antiretroviral Plan (August 15, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Antiretroviral Treatment in Developing Countries: The Peril of Neglecting Private Providers (August 2003)
[Archived Article]
Originally published in the June 21 issue of the British Medical Journal.
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In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
Nelson Mandela on Treatment Access (July 25, 2003)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
"Simple Human Compassion" Should Make Countries Contribute More to Fight Against AIDS (July 21, 2003)
Excerpts from a Financial Times editorial.
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
UN Official: To Fight AIDS in Africa, Empower Women (July 21, 2003)
Excerpts from a column by Noeleen Heyzer, Executive Director of the United Nations Development Fund for Women.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Countries Attending Global Fund Supporters Meeting "Overlook Facts," Only "Inch Up" Their Contributions, Opinion Piece Says (July 18, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Providing Treatment to HIV-Positive People Must Be One Strategy Included in Fight Against AIDS, Editorial Says (July 17, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report Summarizes Editorials, Opinion Pieces on Bush's Trip to Africa, AIDS Initiative (July 15, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Gallo Urges Caution in Antiretroviral Drug Programs in Developing Nations (July 15, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Doubts About DOT: Antiretroviral Therapy for Resource-Poor Countries (July 8, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
On TheBodyPRO.com
Bush's "Surreal" Choice for AIDS Czar (July 4, 2003)
[Archived Article]
Many AIDS activists are concerned -- even outraged -- over the selection of a former Eli Lilly CEO to coordinate the U.S.'s global AIDS efforts.
In Inter Press Service, from Inter Press Service
Funding Alert: Wake Up and Support WORLD (May 30, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
IAPAC Conveys Sign-On Letter to G8 Leaders: Battle Against HIV/AIDS Requires Swift and Comprehensive International Response (May 22, 2003)
From International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
Pickett Fences: Casualties of War (May/June 2003)
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
"Goodbye, America" (May 2003)
Many former Soviet states lie at the doorstep of the West, yet the treatment access gap between the two regions remains massive.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
SARS and AIDS: What the People Don't Know (April 24, 2003)
[Archived Article]
The similarities and differences in how the Chinese government has mishandled both diseases.
In Asia Times Online
Prevention vs. Treatment? (April 2003)
[Archived Article]
Myth: The best way to control AIDS in the developing world is to put all available resources into stronger prevention programs
A book excerpt from Global AIDS: Myths and Facts.
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In Global AIDS: Myths and Facts, from South End Press
The Challenge of Barcelona (January 2003)
Turning research into action in the developing world.
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In Project Inform Perspective, from Project Inform
Our Biology Is Social (January/February 2003)
On the impact society can have on science, and what that means when it comes to fighting diseases like HIV.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
A Letter to South Africa's President (January/February 2003)
By Samaila Garba, a woman living with AIDS in Nigeria.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
AIDS Is Not a Death Sentence (December 2, 2002)
Excerpts from an op-ed column by former U.S. President Bill Clinton.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Responding to the World AIDS Crisis (November 26, 2002)
The top dogs at the Pangaea Global AIDS Foundation compare the global HIV epidemic to the situation in San Francisco in the 1980s.
In San Francisco Chronicle
IAPAC Calls for Balance in Recent Reports That Portray HIV/AIDS as Economic and Security Threat (November 26, 2002)
From International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
Excerpt From a Speech by Stephen Lewis (October 2002)
The Special Envoy of United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, talks about his hope for Africa.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Terror and AIDS (October 2002)
[Archived Article]
In Reasons for Hope, from Search for a Cure
Taking Stock of Successes and Challenges (October 2002)
Healthcare professionals must not lose sight of their commitment in the global fight against HIV.
In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
Cause for AIDS Hope, Action (September 26, 2002)
Excerpts from a column in the Charleston, S.C. Post and Courier.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Cost-Effectiveness of HIV Prevention in Developing Countries (September 2002)
[Archived Article]
A comprehensive analysis.
From HIV InSite
AIDS Plague Is the Defining Crisis of Our Time (August 12, 2002)
Excerpts from a column by CBS anchorman Dan Rather.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
AIDS in the Developing World: Don't Overlook the Ounce of Prevention (August 9, 2002)
Excerpts from a San Francisco Chronicle column.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Democracy Slippage Jeopardizes Human Development (August 2002)
In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
JHACI: A Low-Cost, High-Impact Intervention (August 2002)
The Joint HIV/AIDS Care Initiative seeks to greatly improve HIV treatment in resource-limited settings.
In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
Abstinence, Monogamy and Sex (July 29, 2002)
A scathing editorial on the Bush administration's refusal to fund sex-ed programs that are not abstinence-only.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Private Sector Responses: Taking Care of Our Own (July/August 2002)
Why Heineken decided to offer anti-HIV medications to its East African employees and their families.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Three Million in Thirty-Six Moons (July/August 2002)
Gregg Gonsalves on the World Health Organization's goal of treating three million HIV-positive people by 2006.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Philosophy in the Boardroom: Pfizer Chairman Takes Barcelona (July/August 2002)
A recap of Henry ("Hank") McKinnell's private dinner party, where he defended his company's HIV-fighting efforts.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
To the African Religious Leaders Assembly on Children and HIV/AIDS (June 2002)
A plea for action from Stephen Lewis, Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Advocacy and Activism Come Alive in Atlanta (June 2002)
Kellie Casper of ACT UP Atlanta is less than happy about the U.S.'s stance against sexual education for adolescents in the developing world.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Partnership Against HIV/AIDS Needed in Caribbean (May 31, 2002)
A Washington Times column by the U.S. undersecretary of state for global affairs.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Advocate Finds Harrington's WHO Guideline Comments Refreshing (May 2002)
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
Meeting the Health Crisis Head-On (April 15, 2002)
Two prominent doctors urge the U.S. to fight mother-to-child HIV transmission worldwide.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Alert: International Epidemic, Disease Control (April 12, 2002)
Why is it so hard to mobilize the U.S. to fight global epidemics?.
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Pennies a Day Can Stop Spread of AIDS (April 8, 2002)
Excerpts from a column by Jimmy Carter and Bill Gates, Sr.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
U.S. Senator Helms as an AIDS Savior (March 26, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
AIDS Overwhelms Africa, Tests U.S. National Morality (March 20, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
South African Stubbornness Deadly (March 18, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
AIDS: Another World War (January 7, 2002)
[Archived Article]
"Whether measured by numbers killed or nations wounded, by economies upended or families crushed, the AIDS pandemic is a deadlier global threat than that posed by terrorist groups.".
In The Nation
Microbicides: Prevention Tool of the Future (January/February 2002)
[Archived Article]
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Talking About AIDS: A New Imperative for Medical Research (2002)
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From AIDS Action Council
AIDS Epidemic Update: Global Overview (December 2001)
In AIDS Epidemic Update: December 2001, from UNAIDS
Global HIV/AIDS Revisited (November 28, 2001)
By David M. Satcher, former U.S. Surgeon General.
In Journal of the American Medical Association
South Africa: Activists, Physicians Sue Government to Prevent Maternal Transmission, Ask International Support (November 23, 2001)
To read PDF, click here.
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Do Patents for Antiretroviral Drugs Constrain Access to AIDS Treatment in Africa? (October 17, 2001)
In Journal of the American Medical Association
It's Not Too Late to Start Saving Lives in Nigeria (September 2001)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
The Real Cost of Development (July/August 2001)
[Archived Article]
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Global AIDS Epidemic: Getting Things Done (June 29, 2001)
To read PDF, click here.
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
We Can Win the War on AIDS (June 24, 2001)
By Bill Clinton.
In The Washington Post
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and the Weakest Link (Summer 2001)
Pharmaceutical companies, greed and HIV.
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
Stalled in the Gates: The Not-So-Accelerated Access Initiative (June 2001)
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
Global AIDS: Back to the Past? (May 25, 2001)
To read PDF, click here.
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Statement by the UN Secretary-General After Meeting the Leaders of Six Leading Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (April 5, 2001)
From UNAIDS
Statement by UNAIDS Executive Director Peter Piot to the International Coordinating Committee Meeting of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (April 18-20, 2001)
From UNAIDS
Building Alliances for World Health Funding (March 23, 2001)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Open Letter to Pharma Execs (March 2001)
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
Merck, Bristol-Myers Squibb Announce Major Price Reductions for Poorest Countries: Major Access Progress but Questions Remain (February 28, 2001)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
Africa Access: Moving Fast, Outcome Uncertain (February 23, 2001)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
A Comprehensive Remedy for HIV/AIDS Requires Lower Drug Prices, Infrastructure Development, Training, Access, and Political Leadership (December 2000)
Statement by José M. Zuniga, President/CEO.
In Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
Human Rights and the AIDS Crisis: The Debate Over Resources (Autumn 2000)
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Statement by the President: H.R. 3519 "Global AIDS and Tuberculosis Relief Act of 2000" (August 19, 2000)
[Archived Article]
From White House Press Office
Learning From HIV: Summing Up the Lessons From Five Years of Science Reporting (August 16, 2000)
In The Village Voice
Turning Point: The International AIDS Conference Makes a Commitment to Saving Third-World Lives (July 19, 2000)
In The Village Voice
Keynote: ARV Strategies for Resource-Poor Settings (July 13, 2000)
In The XIII International AIDS Conference, from TheBodyPRO.com
Debate: Until There Are More Affordable Drugs, Antiretroviral Therapy Less Than HAART Is Acceptable in Developing Countries (July 11, 2000)
In The XIII International AIDS Conference, from TheBodyPRO.com
Battling the AIDS Pandemic (July 2000)
By Richard C. Holbrooke, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.
From U.S. Department of State
Reaching a Turning Point (July 2000)
By Peter Piot, Executive Director of UNAIDS, the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS.
From U.S. Department of State
Preventing AIDS: An Investment in Global Prosperity (July 2000)
By Lawrence H. Summers, Secretary of the Treasury.
From U.S. Department of State
AIDS Epidemic Threatens WSSD Goals, UNAIDS Says (June 29, 2000)
From UNAIDS
Urgent: South African Treatment Activists Need Assistance (June 23, 2000)
The Treatment Action Campaign needs funds to prepare for the International Conference in July.
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
IAPAC Applauds HIV Drug Discounts as Important Step Forward in Addressing African AIDS Drug Access Crisis (May 2000)
Statement by José M. Zuniga, President/CEO.
From International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
The New Marshall Plan: Rallying Congress to Fight AIDS in Africa (February 2, 2000)
In The Village Voice
U.N. Security Council Session on AIDS in Africa: Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Vice President Al Gore (January 10, 2000)
From White House Press Office
AIDS Action Praises U.N., Gore in Fight on Global Epidemic (January 10, 2000)
From AIDS Action Council
Copyright Restrictions Block Non-English AIDS Information (December 3, 1999)
From AIDS Treatment News
Sloppy Homework (August 1999)
On activism, Al Gore, and AIDS in Africa.
In Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care
Africa, Access, and Patents: Moving Fast (July 2, 1999)
From AIDS Treatment News
India Research Opportunities, Price and Patent Problems (June 18, 1999)
An interview with David Scondras.
From AIDS Treatment News
No Matter Who's President, AIDS Is Still a Worldwide Crisis (Summer 1999)
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
New Frontier of AIDS Activism: International Trade Rules and Global Access to Medicines (April 16, 1999)
Interview with Eric Sawyer, HIV/AIDS Human Rights Project.
From AIDS Treatment News
Compulsory Licensing for Bridging the Gap -- Treatment Access in Developing Countries (March 5, 1999)
An interview with James Love, of the Consumer Project on Technology.
From AIDS Treatment News
A Visit to India: Drug Prices, Research, & Global Access (January 22, 1999)
From AIDS Treatment News
Open Letter to the World Economic Forum From Countess Albina du Boisrouvray
Children orphaned by the AIDS crisis need our intervention.
From FXB International -- Association François-Xavier Bagnoud