Global AIDS Policy Partnership

08/07/2026

Due to low testing among children, only 55% of all children living with HIV are receiving lifesaving treatment.

This is far below the treatment coverage among adults living with HIV (79%).

This is unacceptable. We must close the gap so that no child is left behind.

For more HIV data, download UNAIDS new Special Report for : https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/documents/2026/20260727_special_report_IAC

08/06/2026

The George W. Bush Institute, alongside 10 global health organizations and leaders, recently announced joint policy recommendations as next steps for Congress and the Administration in the America First Global Health Strategy.

View the full resource here: https://www.bushcenter.org/publications/next-steps-for-ensuring-the-success-of-the-america-first-global-health-strategy

George W. Bush Presidential Center

Read the article Malign Alignment: How China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea (CRINK) threaten the U.S. and our allies .. Resource Jun 9, 2026 Malign Alignment: How China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea (CRINK) threaten the U.S. and our allies

07/30/2026

AVAC's Mitchell Warren shares the important themes of .

07/30/2026

ICYMI: A new study by amfAR The Foundation for AIDS Research’s Public Policy Office documents how a withdrawal of U.S. funding for HIV services around the world is impacting the fight against AIDS 🔗 https://www.amfar.org/news/taking-the-pulse-of-pepfar/

07/23/2026

“Even if a site doesn’t close, what you’re seeing is longer wait times, and fewer staff, and nonfunctioning data systems,” said Jennifer Sherwood, amfAR The Foundation for AIDS Research’s director of research and public policy. Read the article in full: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/health/hiv-trump-cuts-pepfar.html

07/22/2026

From The New Yorker: The Human Cost of DOGE's War on U.S.A.I.D. ➡️ https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-new-yorker-interview/the-human-cost-of-doges-war-on-usaid?

07/16/2026

"While de C**k agrees that it was time for PEPFAR — and the CDC’s role in PEPFAR — to evolve, 'it was an implementation program and we have to think about what any changes mean for the beneficiaries of that program, let alone country staff and collaborators,' he said. 'You shouldn’t make these changes like switching off a light switch.'"

Read the full article in Devex ➡️ https://www.devex.com/news/experts-warn-that-sidelining-cdc-threatens-pepfar-s-future-112911

07/14/2026

"Multiple critics and experts have told CNN that they support the idea of streamlining PEPFAR – work to improve its efficiency was already underway – but they believe this new approach will severely diminish the initiative’s effectiveness and sideline the health experts at CDC."

More here: https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/10/africa/cdc-pepfar-hiv-aids-program-cliff-intl

07/13/2026

"The Trump administration removed CDC experts from a State Department office that helped guide the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR. Insiders told Devex that has limited the department’s ability to steer the flagship U.S. HIV program responsible for saving more than 26 million lives since its launch in 2003."

🔗 https://www.devex.com/news/experts-warn-that-sidelining-cdc-threatens-pepfar-s-future-112911?consultant_exists=true&oauth_response=success

07/09/2026

Faith groups urge White House to release funding for HIV/AIDS prevention (7/8/26) ➡️ https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5959783-faith-groups-call-pepfar-funding/