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Labs for life public-private partnership
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4/18/16
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Description:From its launch in 2003, PEPFAR has been committed to enhancing laboratory systems and service to improve HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care. Strong national public health laboratories are critical in the global response to the HIV epidemic: from accurate diagnosis and testing, to effective treatment and monitoring of the disease, to preventing new HIV infections.
In 2007, PEPFAR entered into a public-private partnership with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD), specifically BD’s Global Health function, to improve laboratory skills and systems in partnership with the Ministries of Health in four African countries with high HIV burdens –Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, and Uganda. From 2007 to 2012 this $18 million “Labs for Life” partnership enhanced technical skills, streamlined testing and treatment for HIV and other diseases, increased diagnostic accuracy, and improved lab safety and quality. Building on this Phase I, the partnership launched Phase II (2012-2017) with continued work in Africa and an expansion to India.
At head of title: PEPFAR : U.S. resident's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
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