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Analysis of maternal and child health spillover effects in PEPFAR countries

BMJ Open, 2023
Objectives This study examined whether the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) funding had effects beyond HIV, specifically on several measures of maternal and child health in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). The results
Allyala Nandakumar, Jennifer Kates, Gary Gaumer, William H Crown, Yiqun Luan, Dhwani Hariharan, Monica Jordan, Clare L Hurley   +7 more
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Contribution of PEPFAR-Supported HIV and TB Molecular Diagnostic Networks to COVID-19 Testing Preparedness in 16 Countries [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022
The US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) supports molecular HIV and tuberculosis diagnostic networks and information management systems in low- and middle-income countries.
Erin Rottinghaus Romano, Katrina Sleeman, Patricia Hall-Eidson, Clement Zeh, Ravikiran Bhairavabhotla, Guoqing Zhang, Amitabh Adhikari, George Alemnji, Yolanda Rebello Cardo, Ana Pinheiro, Barbara Pocongo, Laura T. Eno, Judith D. Shang, Clement B. Ndongmo, Hilda Rosario, Orquidea Moreno, Lucia Aurora De La Cruz De León, Peter Fonjungo, Constantin Kabwe, Steve Ahuke-Mundeke, Dan Gama, Sindisiwe Dlamini, Gugu Maphalala, Tefsay Abreha, Anne Purfield, Yared Tedla Gebrehiwot, Daniel Melese Desalegn, Frank Basiye, Jane Mwangi, Nancy Bowen, Yohannes Mengistu, Shirley Lecher, Elizabeth Kampira, Muluken Kaba, Joseph Bitilinyu-Bangoh, Gillian Masamha, Sofia Omar Viegas, R. Suzanne Beard, Gerhard van Rooyen, Andreas N. Shiningavamwe, McPaul I.J, Nnaemeka C. Iriemenam, Nwando Mba, Catherine Okoi, Joel Katoro, Dennis L Kenyi, Bior K. Bior, Christina Mwangi, Susan Nabadda, Pontiano Kaleebu, Samuel L. Yingst, Prisca Chikwanda, Levi Veri, Raivi Simbi, Heather Alexander   +54 more
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The impact of US Government Stop Work Order on HIV epidemic trajectory in Zimbabwe. [PDF]

PLOS Global Public Health
Zimbabwe is highly dependent on United States Government (USG) funding for the HIV Response, where 42% of the HIV expenditures in 2020 were financed by the USG and in 2023, PEPFAR invested more than $200 million to support HIV programmes. In late January
Isaac Taramusi, John Stover, Ali Feizzadeh, Ngwarai Sithole, Amon Mpofu, Tsitsi Apollo, Owen Mugurungi, Benard Madzima, London Makwanya, Henry Damisoni, Richard Makurumidze, Simbarashe Rusakaniko   +11 more
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Early impacts of PEPFAR funding freeze on HIV service delivery in mid-Western Uganda [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research
Introduction Although there is an emerging evidence base on the impact of planned donor transitions from HIV programs, there is little research exploring the effects of abrupt cessation of donor aid for HIV programs.
Henry Zakumumpa, Alinaitwe Adolf, Jepchirchir Kiplagat, Felishana Cherop, Violet Bosire, Esther Buregyeya   +5 more
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Sustaining Rwanda's HIV response after elimination of PEPFAR funding: a modelling analysis of HIV epidemic and care continuum outcomes [PDF]

Journal of the International AIDS Society
Introduction HIV prevention and treatment supported by the United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) have saved millions of lives.
April D. Kimmel, Zhongzhe Pan, Gad Murenzi, Ellen Brazier, Batya Elul, Benjamin Muhoza, Marcel Yotebieng, Kathryn Anastos, Denis Nash, and on behalf of the Central Africa International epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS (CA‐IeDEA)   +9 more
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The sustainability of public health programs following donor transition: A comparative case study of HIV services and maternal and newborn care in Uganda. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
Although there is emerging evidence on the impact of donor transition on health programs, there is little research comparing sustainability outcomes across health programs. We sought to compare drivers of health program sustainability concerning maternal
Henry Zakumumpa, Eric Ssegujja, Marjorie Kyomuhendo, Beryl Maritim, Timothy Musila, Freddie Ssengooba   +5 more
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Provider attitudes and organizational support for cervical cancer screening implementation across PEPFAR-supported HIV clinics in Kenya [PDF]

Implementation Science Communications
Background Cervical cancer (CC) is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), disproportionally affecting women living with HIV.
Ludivine Brunissen, Nazha M. Diwan, Erica L. Kocher, Kara Suvada, Andrew Nagy Adly, Mary Nderitu, Judith Lukorito, Janet Maingi, Sameh R. Sakr, Rose Kosgei, Michael H. Chung, Leslie Johnson   +11 more
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Disparities in PrEP use and unmet need across PEPFAR-supported programs: doubling down on prevention to put people first and end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030

Frontiers in Reproductive Health
BackgroundIn 2023, an estimated 1.3 million people newly acquired HIV. In the same year, 3.5 million individuals received pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), falling short of the UNAIDS target of 21.2 million by 2025.
Trena I. Mukherjee, Mitchell Yep, Megan Koluch, Sisay Alemayehu Abayneh, Gizachew Eyassu, Elizabeth Manfredini, Sara Herbst   +6 more
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Analysis of economic and educational spillover effects in PEPFAR countries.

PLoS ONE, 2023
The United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has been credited with saving millions lives and helping to change the trajectory of the global human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic.
William Crown, Dhwani Hariharan, Jennifer Kates, Gary Gaumer, Monica Jordan, Clare Hurley, Yiqun Luan, Allyala Nandakumar   +7 more
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Evaluation of the impact of PEPFAR transition on retention in care in South Africa’s Western Cape Province

South African Medical Journal, 2023
Background. Research on the impact of the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) transition in South Africa (SA) in 2012 found varying results in retention in care (RIC) of people living with HIV (PLWH). Objectives.
J Chiliza, R Laing, F G Feeley, A T Brennan   +3 more
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