Guyana

By Victoria Kreha

The first case of AIDS in Guyana was diagnosed in 1987. That same year, the HIV infection rate was 1.3 per 100,000 inhabitants

Excerpts from this story referencing "PEPFAR":

"… ries" receiving funds from the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the five-year, $15 billion U.S. initiative to combat AIDS abroad.The fac …"

"… re most of the population resides. As with most of the countries receiving PEPFAR money, the incidence of HIV is increasing faster among women than men. Mor …"

"… ery difficult country to travel and to deliver health care," said Guyana's PEPFAR coordinator, Julia Rehwinkel. "There are many places that don't have commu …"

"… revention and control of HIV/AIDS. From 1992 to 2002, before the advent of PEPFAR, Guyana had several strategic plans to fight HIV, and in 2004, a President …"

Rwanda

By Victoria Kreha

The stigma of AIDS in Rwanda means people wait years to get tested and avoid changing behavior so as not to give away their infection status

Excerpts from this story referencing "PEPFAR":

"… astern Africa. It borders two other "focus countries" receiving funds from PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief: Uganda to the north and T …"

"… on of anti-AIDS clubs in schools.U.S. government responseThe U.S., through PEPFAR, the five-year, $15 billion initiative to combat HIV/AIDS abroad, is the l …"

"… ude 15 donors and representatives from several Rwandan government agencies.PEPFAR has partnerships with dozens of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in Rw …"

"… p, make up a large percentage of health care services providers and assist PEPFAR in getting its programs out "in a fairly massive way." Their reach extends …"

Tanzania

By Victoria Kreha

AIDS is the leading cause of death in Tanzania, with women between 25 and 34 having the highest rate of HIV infection

Excerpts from this story referencing "PEPFAR":

"… se to AIDS," said Michael Gehron, the outreach coordinator in Tanzania for PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, a five-year, $15 billion …"

"… ship in place — the current president was elected at the end of 2005 — PEPFAR's Gehron says although combating HIV is a priority of the Tanzanian presid …"

"… AIDS, both of which are prime partners that receive funding directly from PEPFAR. The U.S. is also forming a partnership with the Ministry of Education and …"

"… h the defense department in Tanzania to address the epidemic.Additionally, PEPFAR is working with 80 local nongovernmental organizations, which receive gran …"

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Partners in Health

By Sarah Fort and Rachel Leven

With the goal of providing health care to the poor, Partners in Health focuses on HIV and other infectious diseases

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"… berculosis and Malaria and the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The Global Fund grant, which started in 2002, has provided the organizat …"

"… on Foundation.According to Constan, PIH has received about $7 million from PEPFAR over the past three years for its work in Haiti through the Centers for Di …"

"… and Prevention. About 30 percent of PIH's total revenue in 2005 came from PEPFAR and the Global Fund.PovertyIn 1988, PIH became the first organization in t …"

"… g, seeing the person take the dose," he said.Treatment As a result of PEPFAR restrictions that all drugs purchased with its funding must first be appro …"

Glossary of terms

Here are some common acronyms and terms in the Divine Intervention project

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"… ce, Be Faithful, and correct and consistent use of Condoms. ABC is part of PEPFAR's prevention program that emphasizes abstinence for youth and unmarried pe …"

"… s as a critical way to reduce the risk of exposure to HIV.Behavior change: PEPFAR supports behavior change programs geared toward getting youth and members …"

"… ry, trademarked name.CBO: Community-Based Organization. CBOs are important PEPFAR partners because they are often among the "first responders" to community- …"

"… ties: See "other prevention."COP: Country Operational Plan; Each of the 15 PEPFAR "focus countries" must provide a COP at the beginning of each fiscal year …"

PEPFAR policy hinders treatment in generic terms

By M. Asif Ismail

Critics say FDA approval rule has meant greater use of high-cost drugs at expense of helping fewer patients

Excerpts from this story referencing "PEPFAR":

"… rs. Yet Bush's initiative, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), funded by Congress a few months after that speech, has been slow to embr …"

"… to embrace funding cheaper generic ARVs.ARV treatment is a major focus of PEPFAR and similar international programs. In addition to providing the drugs, it …"

"… ring for side-effects, lab tests and hospitalization.Estimates released by PEPFAR reveal that in 2004 and 2005, its first two fully funded years, the plan a …"

"… less than $15 million — for generic drugs. A key reason for that lies in PEPFAR's own rules: only ARVs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( …"

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Fatal error

By Sarah Fort

Once again, ideology trumps good science and public health policy as Bush's global AIDS plan ignores reality and endangers women's livesFa

Excerpts from this story referencing "PEPFAR":

"… many AIDS workers and experts in countries that receive assistance through PEPFAR, which began distributing funding in February 2004. Although Were praises …"

"… , which began distributing funding in February 2004. Although Were praises PEPFAR-funded programs that treat those with AIDS—which involves about half of …"

"… ded programs that treat those with AIDS—which involves about half of all PEPFAR funding—she believes the sexual-prevention arm, which strongly favors ab …"

"… promiscuity among men is both significant and socially acceptable. "This [PEPFAR] approach places a huge burden on a woman to abstain and, when she's marri …"