Tina Chen writes:
"It is imperative that HIV prevention efforts take into account the way in which many women in the U.S. become infected with HIV, as more than 80 percent of HIV/AIDS cases among women and teenage girls are attributable to heterosexual contact. It is also important to increase access to female-controlled prevention methods, such as the female condom, and to develop effective microbicides and vaccines.
The Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) is leading a team of Federal Agency partners to develop a National HIV/AIDS Strategy and strengthen our nation’s response to the domestic epidemic. Working with a wide range of stakeholders such as state and local governments, businesses, faith communities, service providers, and others will be critical to implementing the national strategy."
Michelle Obama & Secretary Clinton host the International Women of Courage Awards.
Inside India's Sagging Health System, One State Shines
"For all of India's booming technology and growing pharmaceutical industry, on average, the health of the general population remains quite poor. Why the persistent health deficit? According to former chief economic adviser to the Indian government Shankar Acharya, who analyzes two newly published papers, the reasons come down to 1). the withering of India's public health sector and 2). the overspecialization of its medical profession.
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But a ray of hope comes from within India's own borders: from the southeastern state of Tamil Nadu. The state spends less per person and has private health expenditures that are lower than India's national averages. And yet Tamil Nadu still has better infant mortality rates, a very high percentage of women receiving pre-and post-natal case and excellent child immunization coverage. The state even was able to offer excellent disaster relief during the tsunami."
Bill Clinton, Bill Gates discuss global health: video
From Implementation of the Global Health Initiative: Consultation Document:
"President Obama’s Global Health Initiative addresses the challenges faced by this woman and her family – and millions of others in similar circumstances. The GHI will help partner countries improve health outcomes through strengthened health systems, with a particular focus on improving the health of women, newborns and children through programs including infectious disease, nutrition, maternal and child health, and safe water. Achieving major improvements in health outcomes is the paramount objective of the Initiative. To that end, the GHI supports the following goals and targets:
HIV/AIDS: PEPFAR will: (1) support the prevention of more than 12 million new HIV infections; (2) provide direct support for more than 4 million people on treatment; and (3) support care for more than 12 million people, including 5 million orphans and vulnerable children.
Malaria: Reduce the burden of malaria by 50 percent for 450 million people, representing 70 percent of the at-risk population in Africa. This effort will include the expansion of malaria efforts into Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Tuberculosis (TB): Save approximately 1.3 million lives by reducing TB prevalence by 50 percent. This will involve treating 2.6 million new TB cases and 57,200 multi-drug resistant (MDR) cases of TB.
Maternal Health: Save approximately 360,000 women’s lives by reducing maternal mortality by 30 percent across assisted countries.
Child Health: Save approximately 3 million children’s lives, including 1.5 million newborns, by reducing under-5 mortality rates by 35 percent across assisted countries.
Nutrition: Reduce child undernutrition by 30 percent across assisted food insecure countries in conjunction with the President’s Feed the Future Initiative.
Family Planning and Reproductive Health: Prevent 54 million unintended pregnancies. This will be accomplished by reaching a modern contraceptive prevalence rate of 35 percent across assisted countries, reflecting an average 2 percentage point increase annually, and reducing to 20 percent the number of first births by women under 18.
Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs): Reduce the prevalence of 7 NTDs by 50 percent among 70 percent of the affected population, contributing to: (1) the elimination of onchocerciasis in Latin America by 2016; (2) the elimination of lymphatic filariasis globally by 2017; and (3) the elimination of leprosy."
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