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Addressing advanced HIV disease and mortality in global HIV programming

AIDS Research and Therapy, 2020
Introduction The US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) was launched to increase access to antiretroviral treatment (ART) among people living with HIV (PLHIV) and to prevent new HIV infections globally. As new infections have decreased in
Andrew T. Boyd, Ikwo Oboho, Heather Paulin, Hammad Ali, Catherine Godfrey, Anand Date, J. Sean Cavanaugh   +6 more
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Ghana’s HIV epidemic and PEPFAR’s contribution towards epidemic control [PDF]

Ghana Medical Journal, 2019
Background: The aim of this review was to summarize the data on HIV/AIDS epidemiology and affected populations in Ghana and to describe the United States President’s Emergency Plan for Emergency Relief’s (PEPFAR) response to the epidemic.
Hammad Ali, Frank Amoyaw, Dan Baden, Lizette Durand, Megan Bronson, Andrea Kim, Yoran Grant-Greene, Rubina Imtiaz, Mahesh Swaminathan   +8 more
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Increases in pediatric antiretroviral treatment, South Africa 2005-2010. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
BACKGROUND: In South Africa in 2010, about 340,000 children under the age of 15 were infected with HIV. We describe the increase in the treatment of South African pediatric HIV-infected patients assisted by the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (
Sandeep D Patel, Elysia Larson, Thobile Mbengashe, Heidi O'Bra, J W Brown, Thurma M Golman, Jeffrey D Klausner   +6 more
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Leveraging PEPFAR-Supported Health Information Systems for COVID-19 Pandemic Response

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022
Since 2003, the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has supported implementation and maintenance of health information systems for HIV/AIDS and related diseases, such as tuberculosis, in numerous countries.
Muzna Mirza, Yoran Grant-Greene, Marie P.J.S. Valles, Patrice Joseph, Stanley Juin, Stephan Brice, Patrick Dely, Marie G.R. Clement, Manish Kumar, Meredith Silver, Samuel Wambugu, Christopher Seebregts, Daniel Futerman, Fitti Weissglas, Veronica Muthee, Wendy Blumenthal, Tadesse Wuhib, Steven Yoon, Daniel H. Rosen   +18 more
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The impact of the US presiden's emergency plan for AIDS relief (PEPFAR) HIV and AIDS program on the Nigerian health system

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2016
The PEPFAR HIV/AIDS program has had noticeable impacts on the Nigerian health system. The impacts are presented using the World Health Organization (WHO) health system six building blocks.
Florence Femi Odekunle, Raphael Oluseun Odekunle   +1 more
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Case series of glans injuries during voluntary medical male circumcision for HIV prevention — eastern and southern Africa, 2015–2018

BMC Urology, 2020
Background Male circumcision confers partial protection against heterosexual HIV acquisition among men. The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has supported > 18,900,000 voluntary medical male circumcisions (VMMC).
Todd J. Lucas, Carlos Toledo, Stephanie M. Davis, D. Heather Watts, Joseph S. Cavanaugh, Valerian Kiggundu, Anne G. Thomas, Elijah Odoyo-June, Collen Bonnecwe, Tintswalo Hilda Maringa, Enilda Martin, Ambrose Wanyonyi Juma, Sinokuthemba Xaba, Shirish Balachandra, Jotamo Come, Marcos Canda, Rose Nyirenda, Wezi Msungama, James Odek, Gissenge J. I. Lija, Erick Mlanga, James Exnobert Zulu, Heidi O’Bra, Omega Chituwo, Mekondjo Aupokolo, Denis A. Mali, Brigitte Zemburuka, Kananga Dany Malaba, Onkemetse Conrad Ntsuape, Jonas Z. Hines   +29 more
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District Health Officer Perceptions of PEPFAR’s Influence on the Health System in Uganda, 2005-2011 [PDF]

International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2017
Background Vertically oriented global health initiatives (GHIs) addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic, including the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), have successfully contributed to reducing HIV/AIDS related morbidity and mortality ...
Nathaniel Lohman, Amy Hagopian, Samuel Abimerech Luboga, Bert Stover, Travis Lim, Frederick Makumbi, Noah Kiwanuka, Flavia Lubega, Assay Ndizihiwe, Eddie Mukooyo, Scott Barnhart, James Pfeiffer   +11 more
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Geographic prioritisation in Kenya and Uganda: a power analysis of donor transition

BMJ Global Health, 2023
Introduction Donor transition for HIV/AIDS programmes remains sensitive, marking a significant shift away from the traditional investment model of large-scale, vertical investments to control the epidemic and achieve rapid scaling-up of services. In late
Daniela Cristina Rodriguez, Ligia Paina, Sara Bennett, Freddie Ssengooba, Henry Zakumumpa, Caroline Mackenzie   +5 more
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Anti-homosexual legislation and HIV-related stigma in African nations: what has been the role of PEPFAR?

Global Health Action, 2017
Background: Gay men and other men who have sex with men are disproportionately burdened by HIV infection. Laws that penalize same-sex intercourse contribute to a cycle of stigma, homonegativity and discrimination.
Amy Hagopian, Deepa Rao, Aaron Katz, Sallie Sanford, Scott Barnhart   +4 more
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Collective insights of public-private partnership impacts and sustainability: A qualitative analysis.

PLoS ONE, 2021
The global Coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic exposed the weakness of healthcare systems including laboratory systems and is a call to action for unprecedented collaboration and partnerships to deal with the global crisis.
Sheryl Strasser, Christine Stauber, Ritu Shrivastava, Patricia Riley, Karen O'Quin   +4 more
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