HIV/AIDS news, resources and funding for global health researchers
Fogarty has made significant
investments in research training to combat HIV/AIDS. The AIDS International Training and Research Program (AITRP) was the first of its kind and has built public health capacity in 100 low- and middle-income countries. A second program, International Implementation, Clinical, Operational and Health Services Research Training Award for AIDS and Tuberculosis (IICOHRTA-AIDS/TB) was developed to strengthen the capacity to conduct clinical research and implementation science, including operations and health services research focused on HIV infection, TB, and HIV/TB co-infection prevention, care and treatment. The programs have been combined to form the
Fogarty HIV Research Training Program.
The lack of health professionals trained to cope with AIDS remains an obstacle to in sub-Saharan Africa, where the illness is the leading cause of death. To address this, HHS partnered with the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to transform medical education in sub-Saharan Africa. The Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI), administered by Fogarty and HRSA, is designed to increase the quantity and quality of health care workers and researchers throughout the region.
Recent Global HIV/AIDS News and Resources
- Antibodies Passed through Placenta May Improve Survival for Infants with HIV
NIAID Now blog, November 30, 2023
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Impact of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Glycolipids on the CD4+ T Cell–Macrophage Immunological Synapse, co-authored by Fogarty grantee Henry Boom and Fogarty trainee Ivan Mwebaza
The Journal of Immunology, November 1, 2023 -
Should dolutegravir always be withheld in people with HIV on dolutegravir with incident diabetes mellitus? a case report, co-authored by Fogarty Global Health Fellow Frank Mulindwa and Fogarty grantee Barbara Castelnuovo
BMC Infectious Diseases, October 30, 2023 -
Predicted resistance to broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) and associated HIV-1 envelope characteristics among seroconverting adults in Botswana, co-authored by Fogarty grantees Joseph Makhema, Roger Shapiro, and Shahin Lockman, Fogarty Emerging Global Health Leader Sikhulile Moyo, and Fogarty trainees Ontlametse Bareng, Terence Mohammed, and Catherine Koofhethile
Scientific Reports, October 24, 2023 -
Seroprevalence of Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus-1 in a Jamaican Antenatal Population and Assessment of Pooled Testing as a Cost Reduction Strategy for Implementation of Routine Antenatal Screening, co-authored by Fogarty trainees Ynolde Leys, Tiffany Butterfield, and Jacynth Moore
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, October 23, 2023 -
Clinical characteristics and morbidity among hospitalized adults with advanced HIV disease in Uganda during ‘test and treat’ era, co-authored by Fogarty trainee Lillian Tugume and and Fogarty grantees Fred Semitala, Moses Kamya, and David Meya
PLOS Global Public Health, October 18, 2023 -
Archived rilpivirine-associated resistance mutations among ART-naive and virologically suppressed people living with HIV-1 subtype C in Botswana: implications for cabotegravir/rilpivirine use, co-authored by Fogarty Emerging Global Leader Sikhulile Moyo, Fogarty grant recipients Joseph Makhema, Roger Shapiro, and Shahin Lockman, and Fogarty trainees Ontlametse Bareng, Patrick Mokgethi, Kaelo Seatla, Catherine Koofhethille, and Simani Gaseitsiwe
The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, October 3, 2023
USAID Announces Investment in Local South African Partner for HIV Vaccine Research and Development, Marking Progress in Localization Commitment
USAID press release, September 21, 2023
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Clinical trial of HIV vaccine begins in United States and South Africa
NIH news, September 20, 2023
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Derivation and Internal Validation of a Risk Score for Predicting Chlamydia trachomatis Infection in Kenyan Women Planning Conception, co-authored by Fogarty grant recipient John Kinuthia and Fogarty trainees Anne Pulei, Kishorchandra Mandaliya, and Walter Jaoko
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, September 1, 2023 -
Motivations for blood donation by HIV-positive individuals on antiretrovirals in South Africa: A qualitative study, co-authored by Fogarty grantees Karin van den Berg and Edward Murphy
Transfusion medicine, August 15, 2023
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Finding a ‘win’ while war is waged in Ukraine
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This infectious disease expert helped build Uganda’s research infrastructure
Global Health Matters, September/October 2023
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Video:Advancing Implementation Science for Adolescent HIV in High Burden African Countries
International AIDS Conference satellite co-chaired by Fogarty Acting Director Rachel Sturke and public health advisor Susan Vorkoper
July 24, 2023 -
Expanding bioethics from community engagement to genetics in Uganda
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TB drug interactions among people living with HIV in Uganda
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Profiling the lung microbiome to fight COPD in Uganda
Global Health Matters, July/August 2023 - Building health research resilience: Fogarty's impact in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
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Updated December 1, 2023