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it’s unclear whether Congress has the bandwidth to act this year.

PEPFAR Reauthorization on the Horizon

by Jen Kates, Kellie Moss

What could happen if the United States’ signature initiative on global health is not reauthorized

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Former president of South Africa Nelson Mandela—wearing a white t-shirt with HIV POSITIVE in purple printed on the front—visits the township of Khayelitsha in Western Cape, South Africa. Photo by Media24/Gallo Images/Getty Images

In South Africa, Much More Than an Investment in HIV

Quarraisha Abdool Karim, UNAIDS special ambassador for adolescents and HIV, on "building one house" for health

An audience member holds up a "Fund PEPFAR" sign, during President Barack Obama's speech at a campaign event at Herman Park in Boone, Iowa, on August 13, 2012.
Governance

PEPFAR in a Global Democratic Recession

by Mark P. Lagon

At age twenty, PEPFAR's continued success depends on weathering an illiberal wave worldwide

US President George W. Bush speaks on the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief as Bishop Paul Yowakim looks on 30 May 2007 in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC.
Environment

PEPFAR Meets Climate Change

by David P. Fidler

Another president's emergency plan for another global health crisis

a red ribbon marks World AIDS Day on the North Portico of the White House
Governance

PEPFAR's Twentieth Anniversary Might Be Its Last

by Emily Bass

Proposed changes to the mold-breaking program could break it for good

A close-upu image of a nine-year-old boy's hands holding antiretroviral (ARV) pills prescribed for HIV infection at Nkosi's Haven, in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Governance

Why Global Health Remains Bipartisan

by Chris Collins

It has proven to be "a good investment with astonishing results in saving lives"

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken waves as he departs from Benito Juarez International Airport after attending a U.S.-Mexico High-Level Economic Dialogue, in Mexico City, Mexico September 12, 2022.
Governance

The Global Fund, PEPFAR, and U.S. Foreign Policy

by David P. Fidler

COVID-19 raises questions about these global health programs and U.S. national interests

A tuberculosis patient holds his medicines received from the government's tuberculosis center in Rawalpindi, Pakistan July 11, 2016. The pink pills are sealed in rows of green packaging with gold foil on the back that gives the name and dosage of the drug.
Poverty

Tackling Tuberculosis with Strategic Health Diplomacy

by Rachel Sadoff

Cutting drug prices for tuberculosis holds diplomatic, humanitarian, and economic promise

A close up image of a health worker in Haiti preparing a COVID-19 vaccine
Governance

Global Health's Moment of Truth in the United States

by Emily Bass

Twenty years ago, Congress created a global health bill that changed the world and this week, they could do it again

Going out in a storm is a tough choice. Here a woman braves a sandstorm in Timbuktu, Mali, on July 29, 2013. Far worse is the decision many face today whether to brave COVID-19 for other health care. The photo shows a woman with a baby on her back walking through a desert. The wind is blowing strongly, as evidenced by the billowing cloth on their heads. REUTERS/Joe Penney
Aging

Mothers, Children, and the Terrible Choice Between COVID-19 and Other Infections

by Chip Lyons, Chris Collins

Decisive action is required now to protect the most vulnerable from HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria during the pandemic

People sit in a chemotherapy ward while undergoing treatment for cancer at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, Ghana on April 24, 2012. Most of Africa's 2,000 languages have no word for cancer. Picture shows two people in comfortable chairs from the chest down. at least one of them has an IV in her arm, presumably an infusion of chemo meds. REUTERS/Olivier Asselin
Poverty

Tackling Cancer Through Universal Health Coverage

by Sally G. Cowal, Christian Sellars

Turning the tide through prevention, treatment, and other cancer control interventions depends on strong health systems

A person with HIV/AIDS is helped to his bedroom by caregivers from a community home-based care team visiting him at his home in Matero township on the outskirts of Lusaka, Zambia on April 17, 2012. The picture shows the torso of a man wearing a loose-fitting light blue shirt being helped by two other people. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi
Governance

A Global Imperative for Local Support

by Charles Holmes

The novel coronavirus pandemic raises the stakes for strengthening local partners and capacity to deliver health care

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks in Cape Town, South Africa on Feb 11, 2020 from the balcony where, 30 years before, Nelson Mandela gave his first speech after his release from prison. The images shows the president standing next to a life-sized statue of Nelson Mandela. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham
Poverty

Remembering America’s Global Connections in the Time of Coronavirus

by Sten H. Vermund, Chris Collins

Average level of preparation of the health system capacities for responding to an infectious epidemic, as measured by Joint External Evaluations of national progress in meeting targets of the International Health Regulations. Photo shows a map of Africa with different countries colored one of four colors according to the data. GIDA/Georgetown Infectious Disease Atlas
Governance

Africa is not Starting from Scratch on COVID-19

by Charles Holmes, Matthew Boyce, Rebecca Katz

Success against coronavirus will require national leadership, engaged local responders, and strong cooperation with NGOs