I began work in USAID’s Office of HIV/AIDS this past August – and, what an exciting time it’s been! With the agency-wide shift towards program efficiency, capacity building, country ownership and sustainability, a new term has risen to prominence: implementation science. Read more >>
Tag archives for World AIDS Day
Shared Responsibility: The Catalyst for Long-Term Success in HIV & AIDS
This is a remarkable time to be in Global Health. The successes we are seeing now would not have been achieved without the shared responsibility and partnerships that have been forged over the years Read more >>
Victim of Sex Trade Inspires Others to Adopt Healthy Behaviors
On World AIDS Day, I am reminded of a recent visit to Guatemala where I visited an old stretch of railroad called La Linea, which is now home to sex workers who rent tiny rooms for business each day. Their business is a precarious one. The solicitation of sex in exchange for payment brings inherent [...]
World AIDS Day: New Advances Are Critical to Achieving the Vision of an AIDS-free Generation
Featured on Huffington Post For the first time since the AIDS virus surfaced, devastating communities and overwhelming nations, the world has the tools and knowledge to ensure an entire generation is born free from its scourge. By building on a strong legacy of progress and bipartisan support and relying on proven interventions and new breakthroughs, [...]
Open for Questions: The Beginning of the End of AIDS
As featured on The White House Blog Tomorrow is World AIDS Day, and President Obama will be marking the occasion by speaking at ONE Campaign and (RED)’s Beginning of the End of AIDS event at George Washington University. You can watch the whole event live on YouTube.com/TheONECampaign. Later in the day, Gayle Smith, Special Assistant to [...]
Taking a Stand Against Violence Now
Submitted by Jessica DiRocco “Girls have been made to believe that they need someone to survive.” These powerful words came from one of the commentators in the short documentary, SASA!, a film about women, violence and HIV/AIDS. Sasa is Kiswahili for “now.” As in now is the time to take a stand against women’s violence. [...]
Helping Women Avoid HIV Infection and Transmission
Submitted by Jessica DiRocco, USAID Bureau for Global Health HIV-positive and pregnant with her second child, Grace Abalo was like many other women in the developing world- in need of services to prevent her child from contracting HIV. Determined to have her baby born healthy, Grace and her husband joined a USAID-funded family support group [...]
USAID at Forefront of HIV Prevention
On Monday, I convened a meeting to determine the next steps following the success of the CAPRISA trial, which showed the world that a microbicide could help prevent HIV transmission in women. Together with both public and private sector colleagues, we defined a way forward over the next two years to expedite licensure and prepare for [...]
Saving Lives Through Smart Investments
As featured in Dipnote By Ambassador Eric Goosby, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator As we approach World AIDS Day, many are asking difficult questions about the way forward on global AIDS. The questions are not about whether lives are being saved from the devastation of AIDS, because they are — by the millions. But some wonder [...]
