The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, have awarded $27.5 million to the Center for Global Health Practice and Impact at Georgetown University Medical Center to expand its ongoing work in Haiti to address HIV/AIDS.
For the 150,000 people in Haiti living with HIV, losing access to basic life-saving therapy can lead to unnecessary suffering, risk of transmission to others, and possible early death.
"The vital work conducted by our Georgetown CGHPI team in Haiti brings health and hope to thousands of people each year," says Norman J. Beauchamp Jr., MD, MHS, executive vice president for health sciences and executive dean of the School of Medicine.
"Most encouraging is that this work is led by the people of Haiti ensuring its sustainability. The people of Haiti are facing so many challenges in their country and we're grateful to the CDC and PEPFAR for their unwavering support of this lifesaving work," he added.
The success of the program contributed to funding awarded for a new program that starts on September 30 and runs through September 29, 2029.
The new program titled TIDE Plus builds on the successes and further innovations to ensure gains made are sustainable and cost-effective, and that new models of care delivery and interventions implemented are forward looking to anticipate future needs and changing AIDS epidemic dynamics.
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