Columns and Commentary

Columns and Commentary is a bi-weekly column written by Africa Society staff and covers opinions on current events or different issues affecting the continent.

PEPFAR II: The Necessary Compromise?
By Kehinde A. Togun
March 24, 2008
Both the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations Committees approved bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). For those interested (or engaged) in work on HIV and health in Africa, the resulting legislation presents several opportunities. Opportunities to reflect on the results the program has shown thus far, to comment on the shortcomings that have limited the program's impact, and to discuss the next phase of the legislation (read more)

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