The Center in the News
Clinical Infectious Diseases journal examines new scientific advances to curb HIV, TB epidemics 5/21/2010
The Medical News published the Center’s press release on the special issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases called "Synergistic Pandemics: Confronting the Global HIV and Tuberculosis Epidemics." The supplement examines new scientific advances to curb HIV and TB epidemics, and calls for new policy advances to create breakthroughs in the fight against the diseases.
NYT: “At Front Lines, AIDS War is Falling Apart” 5/10/10
In these four articles, the New York Times documents the devastating consequences of stagnant funding for global AIDS programs.
US seeks to rein in AIDS program 4/11/10
The Boston Globe interviews Dr. Peter Mugyenyi, a leading HIV specialist in Uganda, and Dr. Sten Vermund, of Vanderbilt University’s Institute for Global Health, about flat lining of funding for PEPFAR. Both doctors warn that the HIV epidemic will worsen if funding is further cut.
World Health Organization Marks Global TB Day 3/24/10
Click on the link in the upper right corner to watch Voice of America’s Elizabeth Lee interview Dr. Celine Gounder after she spoke at a Senate briefing on the WHO’s World TB Day. Gounder spoke about the emergence of MDR-TB as a global threat, and cited improper medication usage and a lack of education as the cause of drug-resistant TB development.
Ugandan Doctor Fears Ground May be Lost Against HIV/AIDS if US and other Funding is not Increased 3/12/10
Voice of America interviews Dr. Peter Mugyenyi, a leading HIV specialist and director and founder of the Joint Clinical Research Center in Kampala, Uganda, about successes in the fight against HIV in Uganda thanks to PEPFAR funding, as well as the potential loss of grounds gained due to the recent flat lining of funding.
Protect the drug giants' patents - and harm the health of the poor? 3/12/10
The Guardian’s global health blogger interviews Dr. Peter Mugyenyi, director and founder of the Joint Clinical Research Center in Kampala, Uganda, and one of the leading figures in the establishment of PEPFAR, about the flat lining of US funding for HIV programs and the grave results this may have on the fight against HIV in Uganda.
White House Proposes 9% Increase in Global Health Funding 02/02/2010
The Wall Street Journal quotes Dr. Kenneth Mayer, co-chair of the Global Center’s SAC, expressing concerns about inadequate White House funding for global HIV/AIDS.
House committee hearing called by Rep. Baldwin hears testimony about Uganda's proposed "Anti-Homosexuality Bill"
Global Center Director Christine Lubinski testifies before a House panel about the impact Uganda’s draconian anti-gay bill could have on access to HIV prevention and care.
"TB is Taking Our Children: Is Washington Noticing?"
IDSA member Robin Wood, MD, a leading HIV and TB researcher in South Africa, published this op-ed on the high rates of TB among children in Cape Town. He calls for aggressive leadership from the US and other wealthy nations to combat this deadly epidemic.
AIDS Activists Worry About Spending Under Obama
NPR quotes Global Center’s Christine Lubinski in a story examining the Obama Administration’s global AIDS strategy.
On World AIDS Day, Strategy for Future of PEPFAR Released
The Online NewsHour quotes Global Center Director Christine Lubinski in this story on the US’s new five-year Global AIDS Strategy. Lubinski expresses disappointment with the lack of a more aggressive PEPFAR treatment target, saying millions of lives are at stake.
Is Obama Scaling Back Bush's AIDS Initiative?
Time Magazine cites a commentary piece, published in Clinical Infectious Diseases, written by two IDSA physician experts who warn against a pullback in the US commitment to combating global AIDS. The story also highlights a memo sent by the Global Center and other groups to Ambassador Eric Goosby, the US Global AIDS Coordinator, calling for PEPFAR to set bold treatment target, reaching 7 million people with antiretroviral drugs by 2014.
The Needle Exchange Next Door
Global Center Director Christine Lubinski talks about the positive impact needle-exchange programs have had on HIV infection among injection drug users in this National Journal multi-media story. Congress is considering lifting the ban on federal funding for needle exchange, but with so many restrictions as to make implementing such programs unfeasible.
NGOs Praise End to HIV Travel Ban
IPS News quotes HIVMA’s outgoing chair Arlene Bardeguez in a story about the Obama Administration’s decision to lift the HIV travel ban.
I Saw the Power of Foreign Medical Aid
Op-ed piece by IDSA member Jodie Dionne-Odom about the importance of fully funding U.S. global health programs.
Free Speech Radio News talks to Global Center Director Christine Lubinski and Dr. Robin Wood, a South African HIV/AIDS physician-scientist, about the implications of stepping back from the fight against global AIDS.
Voice of America and NPR report on Dr. Robin Wood's research documenting high rates of TB infection in South Africa and the success of ARV programs in the developing world. The Global Center hosted Dr. Wood, director of the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre at the University of Cape Town.
Travel and immigration limitations for people with HIV remain a concern
Infectious Disease News, August 2009.
The Future of U.S. Global Health Policy
The Center for Global Health Policy’s Christine Lubinski was a featured guest on the NewsHour Insider Forum, in which reporter Ray Suarez moderated a discussion about President Barack Obama’s $63 billion global health initiative. Lubinski and Michele Moloney-Kitts, assistant U.S. global AIDS coordinator, talked about the future of PEPFAR, the threat of drug-resistant TB, and other pressing global health issues. View the full transcript and download the audio.
IPS, Nature, and the New York Times take note of the Center's analysis of President Obama's new global health initiative.
HIV Policy: The Path Forward
A joint position paper of the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American College of Physicians.
TB poses a renewed threat (PDF)
The Raleigh News and Observer published this op-ed by Dr. Carol Dukes Hamilton, co-chair of the Center's Scientific Advisory Committee.
Distributing US Health Aid
JAMA published this letter to the editor, written by Drs. Kenneth Mayer and Carol Dukes Hamilton, co-chairs of the Center's Scientific Advisory Committee, in response to an article written by Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel and Colleen Denny.
Boosting Global AIDS
A New York Times editorial influenced by Senior Program Policy Officer David Bryden
Why the U.S. must lead on global HIV and TB treatment
The San Francisco Chronicle published this op-ed by Dr. Diane Havlir, member of the Center's Scientific Advisory Committee, on the threat of HIV/TB Co-infection
Fighting the TB Threat
The New York Times published this letter to the editor by Dr. Carol Dukes Hamilton in response to a column written by Nicholas Kristof, called "A Killer without Borders"