Consequences of a changing US strategy in the global HIV investment landscape.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The global fight against HIV/AIDS in Africa has long been a focus of US foreign policy, but this could change if the federal budget for 2018 proposed by the US Office of Management and Budget is adopted. We aim to inform public and Congressional debate around this issue by evaluating the historical and potential future impact of US investment in the African HIV response.

Design/methods

We use a previously published mathematical model of HIV transmission to characterize the possible impact of a series of financial scenarios for the historical and future AIDS response across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Results

We find that US funding has saved nearly five million adults in Sub-Saharan Africa from AIDS-related deaths. In the coming 15 years, if current numbers on antir

SUBMITTER: McGillen JB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5690304 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature