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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

• NIH experts call for accelerated research to address concurrent HIV and COVID-19 pandemics
  NIAID/NIH news, April 8, 2021
• Profile: Fogarty Fellow Dr Joseph Matovu investigates HIV self-testing in Ugandan fishing community
  Mar / Apr 2021 Global Health Matters
• NIH studies global-to-local solutions for HIV/AIDS stigma
  Nov / Dec 2020 Global Health Matters
• 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
• Scientists study intersection of COVID-19 and HIV in Africa
  Jul / Aug 2020 Global Health Matters
• AIDS 2020 Virtual session: Building and sustaining research capacity in low- and middle-income countries: Future directions for local ownership, July 2020
  > Pre-recorded session
  > Recorded live session
  Organized by Fogarty, and featuring early-career current and recent LMIC trainees, LMIC senior mentors and organizational heads
• 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 06, 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
• Efforts to end the HIV epidemic must not ignore people already living with HIV
  NIH experts highlight importance of addressing HIV-associated comorbidities
  NIAID/NIH news, December 11, 2019
• Exposure to HIV drug in the womb may increase risk of microcephaly, developmental delays in children
  NICHD/NIH news, November 18, 2019
• The science of stigma: Understanding and addressing HIV stigma
  NIAID Now blog, November 04, 2019
• Building AIDS research capacity in Botswana: Q and A with Dr. Simani Gaseitsiwe
  Sep / Oct 2019 Global Health Matters
• Profile: Fogarty Fellow Neiloy Sircar uses legal skills to study human rights and HIV/AIDS in Kenya
  Sep / Oct 2019 Global Health Matters
• PrEP use high but wanes after three months among young African women
  Innovative adherence strategies needed to support long-term usage, NIH-funded study suggests
  NIAID/NIH news, July 23, 2019
• Most women use vaginal ring for HIV prevention in open-label study
  NIH-supported research explored tool to expand HIV prevention choices for women
  NIAID/NIH news, July 23, 2019
• NIH and partners to launch HIV vaccine efficacy trial in the Americas and Europe
  Study will enroll men who have sex with men and transgender people; complementary study in women is ongoing
  NIAID/NIH news, July 15, 2019
• $17M awarded by Fogarty and NIH partners to train HIV researchers, reduce stigma in developing countries
  May / June 2019 Global Health Matters
• REPRIEVE: A large trial for a growing problem among people with HIV
  NIAID Now blog, May 29, 2019
• The HIV response and global health, co-authored by Drs. Roger I Glass, Wafaa El-Sadr, Eric Goosby and Linda E Kupfer
  The Lancet, April 27, 2019
• Researchers report high rate of viral suppression among people new to HIV care
  NIH-funded study reflects advances in HIV care, but gaps remain
  NIAID/NIH news, March 7, 2019
• Tuberculosis diagnosis in people with HIV increases risk of death within 10 years
  NIH-supported analysis identified elevated mortality in large Latin American cohort
  NIAID/NIH news, March 6, 2019
• HIV prevention study finds universal "test and treat" approach can reduce new HIV infections
  NIAID/NIH news, March 4, 2019
• Study of PrEP and vaginal ring for HIV prevention begins in girls and young women
  NIH-supported research aims to expand HIV prevention choices
  NIAID/NIH news, February 7, 2019
• NIH-supported scientists develop tool to measure success of HIV cure strategies
  NIAID/NIH news, January 30, 2019
• NIH study examines how pregnancy affects drugs for HIV and TB in people living with HIV
  NIAID Now blog, January 23, 2019
• For HIV, treatment is prevention
  Blog post by NIH Director Dr. Francis S. Collins, January 22, 2019
• Related news: The science is clear: with HIV, undetectable equals untransmittable
  NIH officials discuss scientific evidence and principles underlying the U=U concept
  NIAID/NIH news, January 10, 2019
• NIH statement on World AIDS Day, December 1, 2018
  NIAID/NIH news, November 30, 2018
• Preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission in South Africa:
  Q and A with Dr Glenda Gray
  Nov / Dec 2018 Global Health Matters
• Profile: Fogarty Fellow Dr Cameron Gaskill studies HIV referral patterns in Ghana
  Nov / Dec 2018 Global Health Matters
• Leading the fight against HIV/AIDS in Cambodia: Q and A with Dr Vonthanak Saphonn
  Sep / Oct 2018 Global Health Matters
• HIV/AIDS research yields dividends across medical fields
  NIAID/NIH news, August 28, 2018
• Related publciation: The extended impact of Human Immunodeficiency Virus/AIDS research [Free access]
  The Journal of Infectious Diseases, August 28, 2018
• Research to guide practice: enhancing HIV/AIDS platform to address non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa [Open access], generated by a project led by Fogarty’s Center for Global Health Studies
  Supplement to AIDS, July 1, 2018
• Multigenerational research in South Africa leads to HIV discoveries
  Jan / Feb 2018 Global Health Matters
• Generations of mentorship improve health in Haiti, where HIV infection is prevalent
  Jan / Feb 2018 Global Health Matters
• 15 years later, PEPFAR continues to save lives
  NIAID experts highlight federal program's unprecedented impact on HIV pandemic
  NIAID/NIH news, January 24, 2018
• Related publication: PEPFAR - 15 years and counting the lives saved
  by NIAID's Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., and Robert W. Eisinger, Ph.D.
  New England Journal of Medicine, January 25, 2018
• Grantees assess long-term benefits of Fogarty training during session at global AIDS meeting
  Sep / Oct 2017 Global Health Matters
• Q and A with former Fogarty trainee, Dr Linda-Gail Bekker, President of the International AIDS Society
  Sep / Oct 2017 Global Health Matters
• NIH-supported HIV research spawns new hope
  Sep / Oct 2017 Global Health Matters
• Profile: Fogarty Fellow Dr Dorothy Dow studies suicide prevention in teens with HIV in Tanzania
  Sep / Oct 2017 Global Health Matters
• $11.5M awarded from Fogarty to train HIV researchers
  Jul / Aug 2017 Global Health Matters
  Updated September 18, 2017
• Ending AIDS through research training and capacity building in low- and middle-income countries: lessons learned and future directions [Video]
  Fogarty@50 session at the International AIDS Symposium (IAS), July 25, 2017
• HIV research by Fogarty trainees brings changes to US treatment protocols
  May / Jun 2017 Global Health Matters

Related Fogarty News and Information

• Q and A with Fabio Mesquita: Building global HIV research capacity
  Sep / Oct 2016 Global Health Matters
• Fogarty awards $13M to train HIV researchers in LMICs
  Jul / Aug 2016 Global Health Matters
• NIH-led effort uses implementation science approaches to reduce mother-to-child HIV transmission
  Jul / Aug 2016 Global Health Matters
• Q and A with Dr Roger Detels on HIV/AIDS research and training
  Sep / Oct 2015 Global Health Matters
• Fogarty Fellow Dr Anna Babakhanyan in Cameroon assesses HIV impact in utero
  May / Jun 2015 Global Health Matters
• Lack of adherence in HIV trial has broad implications
  Mar / Apr 2015 Global Health Matters
• NIH-sponsored HIV vaccine trial launches in South Africa
  NIAID/NIH news, February 19, 2015
• Research aims to curb mental, emotional pain of HIV
  Jan/Feb 2015 Global Health Matters
• Study finds mothers can help reduce daughters' risk of HIV infection in Jamaica
  Jan/Feb 2015 Global Health Matters
• A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Implementation Science: The NIH-PEPFAR PMTCT Implementation Science Alliance
  Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS), November 1, 2014 issue
• Chronic diseases threaten progress against HIV/AIDS:
  Scientists propose urgent NCD research agenda
  Sep / Oct 2014 Global Health Matters
• Fogarty awards $17 million in new HIV research training grants
  Fogarty news, September 3, 2014
• Hope motivates positive behavior in HIV patients
  Jul / Aug 2014 Global Health Matters
• Envisioning the end of AIDS: challenges and prospects
  Q and A with Dr Salim Abdool Karim of CAPRISA
  Mar / Apr 2014 Global Health Matters
• Fogarty awards new HIV/AIDS mentoring grants
  Fogarty news, January 6, 2014
• The road ahead for PEPFAR: Q and A with Ambassador Eric Goosby
  Nov / Dec 2013 Global Health Matters
• Fogarty awards $22M through new HIV research training program
  Sep / Oct 2013 Global Health Matters
• PEPFAR celebrates a decade of helping prevent AIDS deaths
  Jul / Aug 2013 Global Health Matters
• Marking 10 years of PEPFAR's accomplishments, by Fogarty Dir Dr Roger I Glass
  Jul / Aug 2013 Global Health Matters
• Changes needed to address AIDS as a chronic illness
  May / Jun 2013 Global Health Matters
• Initiative seeks to reduce mother-to-child HIV transmission
  May / Jun 2013 Global Health Matters
• Human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine can protect women with HIV
  Nov / Dec 2012 Global Health Matters
• Fogarty celebrates accomplishments of 25-year-old HIV/AIDS program
  Sep / Oct 2012 Global Health Matters
• HIV/AIDS research must focus on a vaccine or cure
  Sep / Oct 2012 Global Health Matters
• Q and A with Ambassador Mark R. Dybul, MD
  Sep / Oct 2012 Global Health Matters
• Celebrating 25 years of research training to combat HIV/AIDS
  Jul / Aug 2012 Global Health Matters
• Scientific findings by NIH-funded studies featuring former AITRP trainees
  Jul / Aug 2012 Global Health Matters
• Q and A with Dr Ken Bridbord
  Jul / Aug 2012 Global Health Matters

Fogarty Trainees

Fogarty trainees are making a difference in global fight against HIV/AIDS.

• Fogarty HIV/AIDS trainees
• Shifting Pakistan's health approach
• Combating AIDS in Malawi
• Preventing HIV in Uganda
• Fogarty trainees making a difference
• Other Fogarty-supported trainees working in HIV/AIDS research
• Preventing sexually transmitted diseases in Peru
• Improving HIV/AIDS treatment in South Africa
• Preventing HIV transmission in Malawi
• Serving people living with HIV while developing lab skills
• Sparking a career combating HIV/AIDS in Cambodia

NIH News and Resources

NIH HIV/AIDS Research News

• Child health research discoveries protect babies from HIV
• Using mobile phones to prevent HIV transmission in breast milk
• Microbicide research provides new hope for HIV prevention in women
• Research shows circumcision reduces HIV risk
• Nutrition studies assist HIV patients in Kenya
• Training HIV/AIDS researchers on US-Mexico border
• Research shows housewives are face of HIV in India

NIH HIV / AIDS Resources

• NIAID and HIV/AIDS: 30 years of hard-won victories
• US-India research collaboration addresses HIV/AIDS
• NIAID's HIV/AIDS information
• NIH Office of HIV/AIDS Research
• NHLBI AIDS program

Other US Government Resources

• U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
• Annual Reports to Congress on the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
• HIV.gov
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on HIV/AIDS
• U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on HIV and AIDS

Other Online Resources

• International AIDS Society
• International AIDS Conferences
• UNAIDS: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
• World AIDS Day - December 1 (annually)
• World Bank and HIV/AIDS [Brief]
• World Health Organization on HIV/AIDS

Updated November 2020