About this episode:
Now in its 21st year, PEPFAR\u2014the President\u2019s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief which launched in 2003 under President George W. Bush\u2014still has ending the HIV epidemic in its sights. It\u2019s now at a critical juncture with an expanding toolbox of exciting treatments and, simultaneously, eroding bipartisan support from Congress.
Guest:Dr. Mike Reid is the Chief Science Officer in the U.S. Department of State\u2019s Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy.
Host:Dr. Josh Sharfstein is vice dean for public health practice and community engagement at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, a faculty member in health policy, a pediatrician, and former secretary of Maryland\u2019s Health Department.
Show links and related content:Twice-Yearly Lenacapavir or Daily F/TAF for HIV Prevention in Cisgender Women\u2014The New England Journal of Medicine
Why The World\u2019s Most Lifesaving AIDS Program is in Danger\u2014Public Health On Call podcast (December, 2023)
A Conversation With The Experts on Ending The HIV Epidemic\u2014Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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