New methods allow faster implementation of HIV-prevention programs
New research suggests a better way to more rapidly disseminate and implement the best new ideas for prevention of HIV/AIDS, according to a press release from the National Institute of Mental Health, the U.S. government agency that funded the work.
Most of the innovative ideas for HIV-infection prevention are born in the United States and disseminated to the health care community through scientific journals. Those journals rarely make it to the developing world, however, where health care providers are coping with the most serious AIDS problems.
National Press Club photo exhibit reflects tragedy of pandemic
By Bruce Greenberg Washington File Staff Writer
Washington -- The young Swazi woman reclines in a hospital bed, emaciated by the relentless attack of the AIDS virus, and stares blankly at us through the lens of photojournalist Sonke Weiss.
Her expression mirrors those of countless other women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa who have been exposed to the HIV virus, and in many instances, the shame and rejection of their families and communities.
The U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator (GAC) reports that the launch of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief in early 2004 has provided almost 25,000 people with life-saving treatment for those living with HIV.
In a progress report to Congress, the GAC predicts that the numbers receiving treatment in the program's 15 target countries will climb to at least 200,000 by 2005. So far, the GAC has distributed $865 million under the five-year, $15 billion plan, an amount that is expected to grow in the next year as local organizations in the region develop greater capacity to implement AIDS treatment and care plans.
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