Door-to-Door, Family-to-Family HIV Counseling and Testing
Bata Geleto walks up to a small mud house in Shashemene, a town in the southern region of Ethiopia. She carries a large, blue bag and an umbrella to protect herself from the sun as she walks house to...
Following the Leaders: Global Fund Helped Make Country Ownership a Reality
Yesterday, donor countries and corporations pledged a record-setting $11.7 billion to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The largest pledge came from the United States government—$4 billion over the next three years, which is an increase of nearly 40% over past commitments and the largest increase of any donor country.
Revisiting Zambia: Still So Much to Do
Last month, I was in Zambia, a country especially close to my heart. I was born in Zambia and lived there through the end of high school.
Leaving Windhoek—The Inequality of Life and Death in Namibia
Just a couple of weeks ago, I was walking the wide roads of downtown Windhoek, Namibia.
Preventing AIDS Deaths Need Not Be a Fight: A Health Systems Approach
Whatever the disease or health sector of priority—be it HIV/AIDS, malaria, family planning, labor and delivery, or pneumonia—six components of the health system must be functioning and integrated in order for health impacts to be maximized.
Treatment 2.0: Aspirations for Invigorating the Global HIV/AIDS Response
Two weeks ago, the United Nations Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) released Treatment 2.0, the latest global strategy for making HIV treatment more efficient, accessible, and effective.
The Mixed Messages of AIDS 2010
If the world economic outlook were brighter, AIDS 2010 might be viewed as a turning point in the global HIV response. The conference, which wrapped up last Friday, was the stage for the announcement...
Bottlenecks: Addressing the AIDS Epidemic Through Increasing Human Resources for Health
In a world where over 33 million people are living with AIDS it is imperative to address the human resources for health (HRH) crisis.
