PEPFAR

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

    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: PEPFAR and Health Systems Transformation in Nigeria

    PEPFAR and Health Systems Transformation in Nigeria

    Monday, October 7, the Petrie-Flom Center is co-sponsoring “15+ Years of PEPFAR: How U.S. Action on HIV/AIDS Has Changed Global Health,” from 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. This event is cosponsored by the Harvard Global Health Institute, the Harvard University Center for AIDS Research,…

    Illustration of a red AIDS awareness ribbon. The right end of the ribbon is the Nigerian flag.