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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 5d

Incredible innovations are radically transforming how we protect individuals and communities from HIV. But they only work if they’re accessible to those who need them. www.globalaidspolicy.org/preventionsaveslives #HIVPrevention #EndAIDS

Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 16d

In "Analyzing USAID Program Disruptions: Implications for PEPFAR Programming and Beneficiaries," Ramona Godbole provides a thorough analysis of the likely status of #PEPFAR awards the widespread implications of the disruptions in program delivery.

Read it here: ow.ly/VlZN50X0xM6

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The Global Status of PEPFAR Delivery

The PEPFAR program is still emerging from recent aid cuts and award terminations, but we do know a significant number of PEPFAR awards have been cancelled. In a new note, Ramona Godbole, formerly of U...

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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 19d

We must #StopAtNothing to defeat them. We must invest to finish what we started: ow.ly/RMWx50WZC67

Eighth Replenishment Investment Case

The Global Fund partnership has made remarkable progress in the fight against AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria over the last two decades – saving 70 million lives and reducing the combined death ra...

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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 19d

The Global Fund partnership is fighting the deadliest infectious diseases in the most crisis-affected parts of the world. Together, we have saved 70 million lives. But there is still more work to do. HIV, TB and malaria have threatened humanity for too long.

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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 22d

“Botswana shows you know what can happen when a country decides that no child should be born with HIV, and they actually mean it.” - Doris Macharia, president of @egpaf.bsky.social

Since the 1990s, Botswana has lowered its rate of childhood HIV infection by over 98%: ow.ly/fIfQ50WY2lE

Botswana’s incredible HIV success story, explained in one chart

Here’s how this African country is winning the fight against childhood HIV.

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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · Aug 28

That means global solidarity, debt justice, and fair taxation. Step up for health.

Read the #GlobalAIDSUpdate2025 here ➡️ ow.ly/l3Sa50WNKmF

UNAIDS global AIDS update 2025 | UNAIDS

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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · Aug 28

The global HIV response is at a crisis point—we cannot afford to step down.

Countries must sustain HIV services and increase national HIV budgets. Donor countries must support a smooth transition from aid dependency to sustainable independence.

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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · Aug 22

Lawmakers allocated $6 billion this fiscal year for PEPFAR, the H.I.V. prevention and treatment program, but the administration has indicated it will release less than half of that: ow.ly/cqTb50WKsMS

Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · Aug 21

26.9 million lives have been saved thanks to HIV treatment since the start of the epidemic.

We have the tools and know what works.

Now, countries must stay committed and global support must continue—to keep saving lives.

Read the #GlobalAIDSUpdate2025 from @unaids.org ➡️ ow.ly/XKxn50WJKxq

Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · Aug 18

Following last week's decision by a D.C. appeals court panel, the organizations affected are concerned that the separation of powers is at stake. Learn more: ow.ly/qkTc50WHQKg

@avac.org #ForeignAid

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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · Aug 13

Millions are alive today because of #PEPFAR. It hasn't just made history — it's created hope. Read "PEPFAR Has Saved Tens of Millions of Lives. Why Is It at Risk?" from @cfr.org ➡️ ow.ly/AM8M50WFAwX

Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · Aug 6

Don't miss "PrEP Implementation: What’s worked and what are we learning" with @avac.org and South to South Learning Network next Thursday. Get the details and register: ow.ly/5E0Y50WAUOT

#HIV #PrEP #EndAIDS

PrEP Implementation — What's worked and what are we learning

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has emerged as a critical tool in the global HIV prevention response. Despite its proven efficacy, global uptake of oral PrEP has been slower than anticipated, falling ...

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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · Jul 30

From @aidsmap.bsky.social: US funding cuts cause immediate drops in numbers testing and on HIV treatment ➡️ ow.ly/WmkP50WxowQ

US funding cuts cause immediate drops in numbers testing and on HIV treatment

Cuts in US funding for HIV programmes have already led to declines in testing and treatment starts in several countries, research presented last week at the 13th International AIDS Society Confer...

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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · Jul 25

The George W. Bush Institute published a thorough summary of what last week's passage of the administration's rescissions package means for #PEPFAR: ow.ly/twZm50WvyOY

What the rescissions package passed by Congress means for PEPFAR | George W. Bush Presidential Center

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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · Jul 22

ICYMI: Hear from @avac.org's Mitchell Warren on the promise of lenacapavir and why its rollout has come at such a difficult moment with the absence of USAID and additional challenges for #PEPFAR ➡️ ow.ly/N83j50WthnV

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How a new twice-yearly drug is prompting hopes of curbing HIV cases

The FDA has approved a breakthrough preventative treatment for HIV that could change the course of the AIDS epidemic. But deep cuts to health initiatives could hinder the rollout. Lenacapavir not only...

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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · Jul 21

📣 Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U)! People living with #HIV who are undetectable CANNOT transmit HIV to sexual partners. Share this message to fight stigma and empower communities! #UequalsU #ZeroHIVStigmaDay #HIVStigmaWarriors

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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · Jul 18

Though we are pleased to see PEPFAR removed from the rescissions package, its passage sets a dangerous precedent, signaling that future administrations could unilaterally disregard Congressionally approved funding.

Read our full statement: ow.ly/VpUL50WrSLE

#HIVFunding #PEPFAR #Rescissions

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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · Jul 14

Cutting $900 million from global health programs—including $400 mil from #PEPFAR— undermines US leadership in international health & security efforts, puts lives at risk, and damages America’s standing, influence, & security interests. Congress must reject the administration's #rescissions package.

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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · Jul 9

Just in: Global Fund Secures Access to Breakthrough HIV Prevention Drug Lenacapavir for Low- and Middle-Income Countries ➡️ ow.ly/LKmB50WnmAn

Global Fund Secures Access to Breakthrough HIV Prevention Drug Lenacapavir for Low- and Middle-Income Countries

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) today announced it has signed an access agreement with Gilead Sciences to procure lenacapavir, a long-acting injectable for HI...

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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · Jul 2

PEPFAR and other global health programs are indispensable pillars of U.S. global leadership—and now is the time to protect and strengthen them, not dismantle their foundations.

Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · Jul 2

A new study assessing the reductions in funding for #USAID programs, including #PEPFAR, projected that the cuts "could result in an additional 15.2 million AIDS-related deaths, 2.2 million tuberculosis deaths, and 7.9 million child deaths" between 2025 and 2040 ➡️ ow.ly/iqaP50WjVhl

Evaluating the impact of two decades of USAID interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and forecasting analysis

USAID funding has significantly contributed to the reduction in adult and child mortality across low-income and middle-income countries over the past two decades. Our estimates show that, unless the a...

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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · Jul 2

Thank you, Senator McConnell, for your leadership at last week's Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on the rescissions package. #PEPFAR saves lives and strengthens America's soft power; it requires protection, not cuts.

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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · Jun 26

“We cannot cede ground gained against HIV and other global health threats out of fear or paralysis in the face of these reckless actions. It is imperative to hold this administration responsible.” - @avac.org Ex. Dir. Mitch Warren

Update on AVAC v US Dept of State: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iieI...

Update! AVAC v US Dept of State

YouTube video by HIVPxResearch

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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · Jun 20

The FDA has approved injectable #LEN for the prevention of #HIV, but as @avac.org Executive Director Mitchell Warren shares, "Scientific progress only matters if innovation actually reaches people." Read AVAC's full statement ➡️ ow.ly/QnuT50WcX3I

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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · Jun 13

As @avac.org’s Mitch Warren explains, “In terms of… getting this work to go back to happening on the ground, the government has systematically decimated the infrastructure to do that with design and intention to disrupt it all.”

Learn more in this article from NOTUS: www.notus.org/foreign-poli...

The Future of U.S. Foreign Aid Is Looking Troubled

The Trump administration says it’s preserving some foreign aid. But unless Congress acts, advocates say humanitarian aid will never be the same.

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