HIV/AIDS in Africa

UK and South Africa are Chasing the US in Run for Top Producer of HIV/AIDS Related Research, New Elsevier Report Finds

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Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Health, Articles, Retroviridae, Pandemics, HIV/AIDS, HIV, Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS, HIV/AIDS in Africa

South Africa's research output in the field of HIV/AIDS accounts for a total of 6,823 publications between 2014 and 2018.

Key Points: 
  • South Africa's research output in the field of HIV/AIDS accounts for a total of 6,823 publications between 2014 and 2018.
  • The report further underlines that the relative activity in HIV/AIDS research is highest in four countries in Sub-Saharan Africa including: South Africa; Uganda; Kenya; and Nigeria.
  • Looking at the overall research conducted on HIV/AIDS, the report finds that the US is the leading producer of HIV/AIDS related research with 35,493 publications between 2014 and 2018.
  • "South Africa is a relatively small country but has carried a massive HIV burden and punched well above its weight in research publishing.

AHF Lauds Congress and the President for Boosting Global AIDS Funding

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Friday, February 15, 2019
Health, AIDS, Public policy, Government, Congressional News, Views, Public policy, White House, Federal Government, General Health, HIV/AIDS, Health, Articles, HIV/AIDS in Africa, HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia, HIV/AIDS in South Africa, HIV/AIDS in Uganda, President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, AHF, George W. Bush, Global Health Initiatives

The bill will appropriate $5.72 billion for PEPFAR and $1.35 billion for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

Key Points: 
  • The bill will appropriate $5.72 billion for PEPFAR and $1.35 billion for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
  • This proposal will give the first major budget increase for PEPFAR in ten years and shows that the HIV response still enjoys strong bipartisan support, said Michael Weinstein, AHF President.
  • Proposed by President George W. Bush, it was established in 2003 by an act of Congress and is the biggest single disease-specific global health initiative in history.
  • AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest global AIDS organization, currently provides medical care and/or services to over one million clients in 43 countries worldwide in the U.S., Africa, Latin America/Caribbean, the Asia/Pacific Region and Eastern Europe.