CDC - A Partner in the Global Fight against HIV/AIDS
CDC's highly trained physicians, epidemiologists, public health advisors, behavioral scientists, and laboratory scientists work side by side with Ministries of Health and other partners,
through the President's
Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, to combat HIV/AIDS in more than 60 countries in Africa, Asia, Central and South America, and the Caribbean.
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This
year, the CDC
celebrates its 20th anniversary in Cote d'Ivoire. In 1988, CDC and
the Cote d’Ivoire Ministry of Health established a field station in
Abidjan and over the next 16 years expanded the Retrovirus Cote
d'Ivoire (CDC Retro-CI) project to tackle some of the most important
questions about HIV worldwide, while strengthening the overall
health system and workforce. With the introduction of the
President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in 2005, the
initial agreement to conduct epidemiological research on HIV has
grown to support the expansion of HIV prevention, care, and
treatment in Cote d'Ivoire. Learn more.
For
World AIDS Day, the November 26th issue of MMWR highlighted the CDC
Global AIDS Program’s achievements towards ensuring safe and
adequate supplies of blood in 14 countries in Africa and the
Caribbean with high prevalence of HIV infection as part of the
President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
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CDC
launches first course at the African Centre for Integrated Laboratory
Training Center: CDC, through the President’s Emergency Plan
for AIDS Relief, worked with the South African National Health
Laboratory System and the South African National Institute of
Communicable Disease to establish this groundbreaking centre, which
will support Africa’s rapidly growing demand for a well-trained,
competent, and motivated workforce.
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2008
BOTUSA Partnership:
Learn more about CDC’s partnership with Government of Botswana to stop the spread of HIV and TB in southern Africa.
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2008 HIV/AIDS
Implementers' Meeting: HIV/AIDS implementers from around the world
gathered in Kampala, Uganda from June 3-7 for the 2008 HIV/AIDS Implementers’ Meeting. Recognizing the rapid expansion of HIV/AIDS programs worldwide, the focus of this year’s meeting
was building the capacity of local prevention, treatment, and care programs; enhancing quality; and promoting coordination among partners.
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Recruitment for the Global AIDS Program
Exciting and challenging positions all over the world. Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.
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Last modified:
December 17, 2008
Last reviewed:
December 17, 2008
Content Source:
Global AIDS Program (GAP)
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention