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  • Read more: One of the Biggest Public Health Initiatives in History: PEPFAR and HIV
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    One of the Biggest Public Health Initiatives in History: PEPFAR and HIV

    By Daniel Aaron In October, the Petrie-Flom Center hosted a conference of world-leading experts in HIV/AIDS to discuss one of the biggest public health successes in history: PEPFAR, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. PEPFAR was launched in 2003 in response to a burgeoning global epidemic of HIV. The program offered $2 billion annually,…

    Ambassador-at-Large Deborah Birx giving a speech from a podium with an American flag and PEPFAR banner in the background
  • Read more: Introduction to “Diseases of Despair: The Role of Policy and Law”
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    Introduction to “Diseases of Despair: The Role of Policy and Law”

    By Wendy E. Parmet and Jennifer Lea Huer We are pleased to host this symposium featuring commentary from speakers and participants of Northeastern University School of Law’s annual health law conference, Diseases of Despair: The Role of Policy and Law, organized by the Center for Health Policy and Law. All the posts in the series…

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