Africa CDC: Its Evolution and Key Issues for its Future March 31, 2023 Issue Brief This Issue Brief reviews the history of Africa CDC, describing its structure, funding and operations to date, including U.S. government engagement, as well as challenges and opportunities for the institution moving forward.
As Congress Considers Reauthorizing PEPFAR, A New Policy Watch Asks and Answers Fundamental Questions March 13, 2023 News Release As Congress considers reauthorizing the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) for a fourth time, a new KFF Policy Watch details key facts about the program and top issues related to its authorization and funding. Created in 2003 as the U.S. government’s signature global health effort in the fight…
PEPFAR Reauthorization 2023: Key Issues March 13, 2023 Blog This year, Congress will consider reauthorization of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). This Policy Watch provides fast facts about the program and top issues related to its authorization and funding.
PEPFAR Policy Resource Hub – PEPFAR COP/ROP Guidance March 9, 2023 Issue Brief The COP/ROP guidance underpins the development of annual plans by both bilateral and regional PEPFAR programs.
The U.S. Government & Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance March 7, 2023 Fact Sheet This fact sheet examines the Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (also known as Gavi), an independent, public-private partnership and multilateral funding mechanism that aims to increase access to immunization in poor countries, and explores the role the U.S. government plays in supporting the partnership.
Ten Numbers to Mark Three Years of COVID-19 March 6, 2023 Fact Sheet As we mark three years since the WHO characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic, here are 10 key data points that illuminate the challenges, and progress, made to date.
Assessing the Role of Treaties, Conventions, Institutions, and Other International Agreements in the Global COVID-19 Response: Implications for the Future January 24, 2023 Issue Brief This issue brief examines existing treaties and other global health agreements to assess whether they have been utilized for the COVID-19 pandemic response and whether they contain pandemic preparedness and response components in their mandates. The COVID-19 pandemic challenged and revealed gaps in global health governance systems, prompting stakeholders to reevaluate existing frameworks and discuss new agreements aimed at addressing future pandemics. To help inform these discussions, we evaluate existing global health agreements to assess their role in pandemic preparedness and response efforts, including the COVID-19 pandemic.
PEPFAR Policy Resource Hub – PEPFAR Strategy Documents December 20, 2022 Issue Brief Includes all of PEPFAR’s multi-year strategies, as well as related documents.
PEPFAR May Improve Key Economic and Educational Outcomes, Not Just Health Outcomes December 12, 2022 News Release A new KFF analysis finds that the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the U.S. global HIV/AIDS response and the largest commitment by any nation to address a single disease in history, is associated with improvements in key economic and educational outcomes in countries that received PEPFAR support. Specifically,…
Assessing PEPFAR’s Impact: Analysis of Economic and Educational Spillover Effects in PEPFAR Countries December 12, 2022 Issue Brief This analysis assesses the association between PEPFAR investments and several economic and educational outcomes. It finds that the program was associated with a significant increase in the GDP growth rate per capita and a decrease in the share of girls and boys of primary school age who were not in school.