Domestic PEPFAR Program Would Increase Coordination, Improve AIDS Response…
By Kaiser GH Update“Urban America continues to suffer high rates of HIV despite successes of antiretroviral treatment that can suppress the virus, decrease transmission, prevent progression to AIDS, and lower death rates,” Gregory Pappas, senior deputy director of the Washington, D.C., Department of Health’s HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD and TB Administration (HAHSTA), writes in a Washington Blade opinion piece. “The global U.S. response known as the President’s Emergency Program for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) succeeded by enhancing funding, coordinating government efforts and working across jurisdictions,” he states, adding, “A domestic PEPFAR would emphasize enhanced spending, promote regional data, and plan and coordinate services regionally.”
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Domestic PEPFAR Program Would Increase Coordination, Improve AIDS Response…
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on Jul 20 2012. Filed under Aid, HIV/AIDS, Kaiser's Global Health Update, WASH.
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