President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief

7-18-2013When HIV/AIDS began to ravage the developing world years ago, the problem seemed almost too large to tackle. At that time, the early 1990s, I was living in Hait…

5-31-2013The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is supporting partner countries to promote efficiency and effectiveness in their national HIV…

5-17-2013 Col. Nelson Michael“It will take 10 years.” That is what researchers usually say when asked how much longer it will take to develop a safe and effe…

11-16-2012World AIDS Day provides an opportunity for Peace Corps volunteers to share the grassroots work that they do year-round in fighting AIDS. Recognized annually on …

7-26-2012The XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) is the largest meeting of individuals from around the world working to end the HIV/AIDS pandemic. In this vide…

7-19-2012More than 20,000 people of all backgrounds – scientists, activists, policy-makers, people living with HIV and others – will soon arrive in Washingto…

7-19-2012Nelson L. MichaelWhen the HIV epidemic first emerged in the 1980s, the U.S. government immediately recognized the threat the disease could pose to U.S. and Alli…

7-18-2012For over 50 years, more than 200,000 Peace Corps Volunteers in 139 countries have worked to make communities around the world healthier and stronger. Volunteers…

7-16-2012From July 22-27, people from around the world will converge on Washington, DC for the 2012 International AIDS Conference. The conference will return to the U.S.…

6-7-2012In a major lecture delivered on December 13, 2011, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Ambassador Eric Goosby described vital ways that United States health care profe…