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    Combating the Global Tuberculosis Epidemic

    Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading infectious disease killer in the world, taking the lives of 1.4 million people each year…


    Data-Informed Decision Making

    Global HIV and tuberculosis (TB) are dynamic diseases that require high-quality, high-volume data, delivered and analyzed…


    HIV Prevention

    Although HIV is preventable, there were more than 1.7 million new HIV infections worldwide in 2019, including 150,000 new infections…


    HIV Testing and Treatment

    To end the global HIV epidemic, we must find all persons living with HIV and rapidly link them to lifelong treatment…


    Prioritizing Maternal and Child Health

    Although mother-to-child transmission of HIV is preventable through antiretroviral treatment during pregnancy and postpartum…


    Strengthening Lab Capacity

    Laboratories are essential components of the health system and are critical in detecting and monitoring treatment for diseases, such as HIV and TB…


    Evolving Services and Systems to Sustain HIV Epidemic Control

    When the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) started in 2003, only 50,000 people in sub-Saharan Africa were on HIV treatment…

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