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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Tuesday that the number of people receiving HIV treatment under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Control (Pepfar) has
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Tuesday that the number of people receiving HIV treatment under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Control (Pepfar) has increased by 300 over the past two decades.
Your report shows that The number of patients receiving antiretroviral therapy for HIV worldwide through Pepfar has increased from 66,500 people in 2004 to more than 20 million people. in 2022.
Director of the World Office for HIV and Tuberculosis Hank Tomlinson assured at a press conference that the program has already reached the figure of 25 million lives saved. In places like Uganda, the treatment prevented over 600,000 deaths.
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Pepfar is a global program launched in 2004 by then-President George W. Bush (2001-2009). since launch, the US government has invested over $100 billion in over 50 countries, according to the State Department.
Tomlinson noted that while viral load suppression rates have reached 95% overall, some groups, including pregnant and breastfeeding women, children, adolescents and prisoners, have yet to achieve comparable rates.
The data also shows that viral load suppression rates in men who have sex with men are lower than in women, and lower rates in younger people than in older people.
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“We want to design programs and provide services that really put people and patients at the center of attention and make them accessible, desirable and accessible to people they can participate in,” he said. Tomlinson, who also advocated “reducing stigma and discrimination”. between service providers.
CDC Associate Director Debra Hori recalled the United States’ goal of ending HIV as a global public health threat by 2030, which requires “decisively addressing health inequalities, strengthening health systems, strengthening public health, and leveraging shared commitments.”
Tomlinson added that the agencies in charge of global HIV programs have received “constant funding” over the past decade, and he hopes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will continue to receive bipartisan funding.
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Source: Aristegui Noticias
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