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New approach in Malawi dramatically increases the number of mothers on treatment ATLANTA, Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The number of pregnant and breastfeeding women in Malawi with HIV who started life-saving antiretroviral treatment increased by more than 700 percent in one year, according to a study in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The new treatment option, called Option B+, offers all pregnant or breastfeeding women infected with HIV lifelong...

Achieving an AIDS-free generation requires President Obama's leadership and funding commitments from Congress NEW YORK, Nov. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced the release of "The PEPFAR Blueprint: Creating an AIDS-free Generation." Modeling contained in the report shows that by applying the tools and knowledge we have, it is possible to have a generation with no new HIV infections, no AIDS-related deaths and no...

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Aug. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cepheid (Nasdaq: CPHD) today announced the first in a series of agreements with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and UNITAID to buy-down the price of the Xpert(®) MTB/RIF test in an effort to drive adoption of the technology as a critical tool in interrupting the transmission cycle of...

WASHINGTON and FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., July 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, and the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), today announced Labs for Life, a new collaboration to help strengthen healthcare and laboratory systems in the developing world. The new collaboration,...

Public-Private Partnerships Play Integral Role in Worldwide Effort to Provide Access to Lifesaving Prevention, Treatment and Care WASHINGTON, March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At a public event today on Capitol Hill, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria spotlighted the contributions of public-private partnerships to the Global Fund's lifesaving work. From assistance in drug delivery, to...

NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, and the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), today announced the launch of the Center for Excellence in Phlebotomy and Specimen Collection at the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC). KMTC, a department of Medical...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the text of a joint statement by the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), U.S. Agency for International Development and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20091022/USAIDLOGO) Begin Text: The United States welcomes the policy statement and roadmap issued today by the World Health Organization (WHO) charting the rollout of the Xpert MTB/RIF rapid...

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of State became an official partner of Together for Girls - the global partnership to end sexual violence against girls announced last year by President William J. Clinton at the Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative. Through the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and in collaboration with the Office of Global Women's Issues, the U.S. Department of State is the newest partner to join Together...

VIENNA, July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- INTERNATIONAL AIDS CONFERENCE 2010 -- MTV, the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and UNICEF today unveiled at INTERNATIONAL AIDS CONFERENCE 2010, new research on its Staying Alive Ignite Campaign at, which found that creating compelling pro-social entertainment for young people can positively impact attitudes and behaviour towards HIV and AIDS. MTV, with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, commissioned Johns Hopkins...

NAIROBI, Kenya, June 21 /PRNewswire/ -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company, and the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today set in motion a joint, multi-year initiative to improve blood collection practices in African clinics and hospitals. The program is designed to protect both health workers and patients in...