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BOTUSA
(Botswana-USA) is a partnership between CDC
and the Government of Botswana to help stop the
spread of TB and HIV/AIDS in southern Africa. BOTUSA provides training, technical assistance
and research; promotes innovation and
evidence-based best practices; and supports the
monitoring and evaluation of prevention, care and treatment
programs for HIV/AIDS and TB.
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Tuberculosis/HIV Research
BOTUSA conducts research, provides epidemiologic program support and builds
laboratory infrastructure to help improve TB control efforts in Botswana.
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HIV Prevention Research
With over 300,000 people in Botswana currently living with HIV, BOTUSA is researching new and effective
bio-medical approaches to prevent HIV/AIDS.
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PEPFAR in Botswana Botswana has received more than $300 million to
scale up successful programs and launch HIV/AIDS prevention, care,
treatment and capacity building activities. The
CDC Global AIDS Program
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