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
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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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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 -
NIH launches clinical trial of three mRNA HIV vaccines
NIH news release, March 14, 2022 -
Researchers document third known case of HIV remission involving stem cell transplant
NIH/NIAID news release, February 15, 2022 -
Early pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) initiation and continuation among pregnant and postpartum women in antenatal care in Cape Town, South Africa, Fogarty grantee Dvora Leah Joseph Davey lead author
Journal of the International AIDS Society, February 9, 2022 -
Use of integrase inhibitors in HIV-associated tuberculosis in high-burden settings: implementation challenges and research gaps, Fogarty grantee Anushka Naidoo lead author
Lancet HIV, February 1, 2022 -
Sauti ya Vijana (SYV; The Voice of Youth): Longitudinal Outcomes of an Individually Randomized Group Treatment Pilot Trial for Young People Living with HIV in Tanzania, Fogarty grantee Dorothy E Dow lead author
AIDS and Behavior, January 24, 2022 -
COVID-19: Impact on the HIV and Tuberculosis Response, Service Delivery, and Research in South Africa, Fogarty grantee Quarraisha Abdool Karim lead author
Current HIV/AIDS Reports, January 22, 2022 -
Risk of Adverse Birth Outcomes in Two Cohorts of Pregnant Women With HIV in Zambia, Fogarty grantee Joan T Price lead author
Epidemiology, January 21, 2022 - Effect of HIV Self-Testing on PrEP Adherence Among Gender-Diverse Sex Workers in Uganda: A Randomized Trial, Fogarty grantee Andrew Mujugira lead author
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, December 28, 2021 -
Statement—NIH Celebrates FDA Approval of Long-Acting Injectable Drug for HIV Prevention
NIAID news release, December 21, 2021
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Experimental mRNA HIV Vaccine Safe, Shows Promise in Animals
NIAID news release, December 9, 2021 -
Too many people with HIV fail to achieve durable viral suppression
NIH-funded study estimates global progress toward UNAIDS goal, NIH News release, Nov. 30, 2021
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Alcohol use and intimate partner violence in HIV-uninfected pregnant women in Cape Town, South Africa, Fogarty grantee Dvora L Joseph Davey lead author
AIDS Care, September 8, 2021
- Predictors of secondary HIV transmission risk in a cohort of adolescents living with HIV in South Africa, Fogarty grantee Elona Toska lead author
AIDS, August 9, 2021 -
Understanding the Effect of a Healthcare Provider-Led Family Planning Support Intervention on Contraception use and Pregnancy Desires among Postpartum Women Living with HIV in Southwestern Uganda, Fogarty grantee Esther C Atukunda lead author
AIDS and Behavior, July 22, 2021 -
Cytomegalovirus Viremia and Clinical Outcomes in Kenyan Children Diagnosed With Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Hospital, Fogarty grantee Dalton Wamalwa lead author
Clinical Infectious Diseases, July 2, 2021 -
Implementation determinants and mechanisms for the prevention and treatment of adolescent HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: concept mapping of the NIH Fogarty International Center Adolescent HIV Implementation Science Alliance (AHISA) initiative [Open access], co-authored by Fogarty's Susan Vorkoper and Dr Rachel Sturke
Implementation Science Communications, May 22, 2021 -
HIV-related stigma research as a priority at the National Institutes of Health, including a summary of Fogarty approaches and activities, co-authored by Fogarty's Dr Geetha P Bansal and Arianne Malekzadeh
AIDS and Behavior, April 22, 2021 -
NIH experts call for accelerated research to address concurrent HIV and COVID-19 pandemics
NIAID/NIH news, April 8, 2021 -
NIH announces restructured HIV clinical trials networks, including grants to 35 US and international institutions selected as HIV clinical trials units
NIAID/NIH news, November 30, 2020 -
Statement: NIH study finds long-acting injectable drug prevents HIV acquisition in cisgender [African] women
NIAID/NIH news, November 9, 2020
- AIDS 2020 Virtual session: Building and sustaining research capacity in low- and middle-income countries: Future directions for local ownership, July 2020. Organized by Fogarty, and featuring early-career current and recent LMIC trainees, LMIC senior mentors and organizational heads
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HIV and COVID-19 Virtual Issue [Open access]
Journal of the International AIDS Society (JIAS), continuously updated, released July 11, 2020 -
International AIDS Society COVID-19 Conference session recordings and presentations
International AIDS Society, July 10 - 11, 2020 -
HIV Historical Timeline, 1981 - 2020
from U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), July 2020 -
Long-acting injectable drug prevents HIV among men who have sex with men and transgender women, according to large international NIH study
NIAID/NIH, May 18, 2020 -
Newer anti-HIV drugs safest, most effective during pregnancy:
Dolutegravir-containing regimen exhibited superior safety profile in large, NIH-supported [multinational] study of pregnant women
NIAID/NIH news, March 11, 2020 -
Superior AIDS-related Kaposi’s sarcoma treatment improves outcomes in resource-limited settings
NIAID Now blog, March 6, 2020 -
NIH-funded clinical trial [in southern and eastern Africa] to test PrEP, dapivirine ring for safety in pregnant women
NIAID/NIH news, February 10, 2020 -
Experimental HIV vaccine regimen ineffective in preventing HIV
No safety concerns found; NIH and partners discontinue vaccinations
NIAID/NIH news, February 3, 2020
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Updated June 16, 2022