796 - An Update on PEPFAR And The Reality of Ending HIV

Published: Aug. 28, 2024, 10 a.m.

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.

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