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
- Clinicopathological Characteristics and Outcomes of Anal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients With and Without HIV Infection in Sub-Saharan Africa, co-authored by Fogarty grantee Salum J. Lidenge
JCO Global Oncology, May 22, 2023 - Depression, suicidality, substance-use and associated factors among people living with HIV the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda, co-authored by Fogarty grantee Celestino Obua
PLos One, May 5, 2023
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Woman potentially cured of HIV using transplant with cord blood stem cells
NIH Research Matters, March 28, 2023 -
HIV can persist for years in myeloid cells of people on antiretroviral therapy
NIH/NIMH news, March 28, 2023
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Vital Signs: Progress Toward Eliminating HIV as a Global Public Health Threat Through Scale-Up of Antiretroviral Therapy and Health System Strengthening Supported by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief — Worldwide, 2004–2022
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), CDC, March 14, 2023 -
Breaking Down Barriers to HIV Medication Access
NIMH research highlight, March 13, 2023 -
Long-acting antiretroviral therapy suppresses HIV among people with unstable housing, mental illnesses, substance use disorders
NIH/NIAID/NIMH news, February 21, 2023 -
Disclosure of HIV status and associated clinical outcomes of children and adolescents living with HIV in Asia
Fogarty-IeDEA Mentorship Program (FIMP) fellow Johanna Beulah Sornillo, lead author
AIDS Care, February 15, 2023 -
Experimental HIV vaccine regimen safe but ineffective, study finds
NIH/NIAID news, January 18, 2023 -
T-Cells Help HIV Enter and Persist in the Brain
NIMH news, December 1, 2022 -
World AIDS Day: Focusing the Lens on Equity for HIV-Associated Cancers - the Case of Kaposi Sarcoma co-authored by former Fogarty grantee Esther Freeman, former Fogarty Fellow Sigrid Collie and former Fogarty Scholar Aggrey Semeere
NCI CGH Spotlight Blog, December 1, 2022 -
"Slow" vaccine delivery improves immune response to HIV
NIH Research Matters, October 25, 2022
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Three-dose hepatitis B vaccine regimen protects people with HIV
NIH/NIAID news, October 20, 2022 -
The development of children born to young mothers with no, first- or second-generation HIV acquisition in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa: a cross-sectional study, co-authored by Fogarty Emerging Global Leader Elona Toska
BMJ Open, October 13, 2022 -
Understanding PrEP decision making among pregnant women in Lilongwe, Malawi: A mixed-methods study, co-authored by Fogarty Fellow Friday Saidi and grantee Benjamin Chi
Journal of the International AIDS Society, September 8, 2022
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Epidemiological and viral characteristics of undiagnosed HIV infections in Botswana, co-authored by Fogarty grantees Sikhulile Moyo and Simani Gaseitsiwe
BMC Infectious Diseases, August 28, 2022 -
Differences in Reasons for Late Presentation to HIV Care in Uganda Among Men and Women coauthored by former Fogarty Fellows
Sarah M Lofgren,
Nakita Natala, Anna Stadleman, and David Meya
AIDS and Behavior, August 2, 2022 -
Finding HIV’s ‘Sweet Spot’
NIH Director’s Blog, July 19, 2022 -
A Randomized Trial of Point-of-Care Early Infant Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Diagnosis in Zambia, co-authored by Fogarty grantees Carla Chibwesha, Benjamin Chi, and Jeffrey Stringer
Clinical Infectious Diseases, July 15, 2022 -
Pediatric HIV Case Identification Across 22 PEPFAR-Supported Countries During the COVID-19 Pandemic, October 2019–September 2020
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), CDC, July 15, 2022 -
Combination Anti-HIV Antibody Infusions Suppress Virus for Prolonged Period
NIAID news, June 1, 2022
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Continuity of Care is Associated with Higher Appointment Adherence Among HIV Patients in Low Clinician-to-Patient Ratio Facilities in Western Kenya, Fogarty grantee Juddy Wachira lead author
AIDS and Behavior, April 25, 2022 -
New guidelines from WHO recommend a simpler, safer treatment for cryptococcal disease in people living with HIV
WHO news release, April 20, 2022
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NIH launches clinical trial of three mRNA HIV vaccines
NIH news release, March 14, 2022 -
A qualitative exploration to understand barriers and facilitators to daily oral PrEP uptake and sustained adherence among HIV-negative women planning for or with pregnancy in rural Southwestern Uganda, Fogarty grantee Esther Cathyln Atukunda lead author
Journal of the International AIDS Society, March 4, 2022
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Updated May 26, 2023