Alana Sharp

Impact of the Anti-Homosexuality Act on HIV service delivery in Uganda: Evidence from community-led monitoring

New publication alert!

In a new manuscript in JIAS, we describe the impact of the #Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA) on #HIV service delivery using community-led monitoring (CLM) data.

Full article here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Community engagement in Global Fund reprioritization: Findings from a rapid, independent, civil society-led analysis

Excited to share a new report on #community engagement in the Global Fund grant reprioritization exercise.

Report here: globaladvocacydatahub.org/resources/Co...

Thanks to everyone who participated in the survey and shared their insights, and thanks to the great team that produced this report.

En partenariat avec la coalition CHANGE, j'ai le plaisir de partager une nouvelle ressource intitulée "Guide communautaire à la reprogrammation des subventions du Fonds mondial", qui vise à renforcer l'engagement des communautés auprès des CCM.

bit.ly/GuideReprogr...

In partnership with the CHANGE (Community Health and HIV Advocates Navigating Global Emergencies) coalition, I'm pleased to share a new resource called the "Community Guide to Reprogramming Global Fund Grants" to support stronger community engagement with Global Fund CCMs.

bit.ly/Reprogrammin...

For a third time, a federal court ordered the Trump administration to restore funding to foreign aid contractors and grantees. The administration has been given a deadline of 11:59 pm on Wednesday night to release the frozen funds.

We'll be tracking the data here: www.dataetc.org/projects/fed...

New JIAS publication on the impact of the PEPFAR funding freeze:

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

New #PEPFAR Watch analysis finds only 5% of partners have restarted HIV services since the funding freeze.

Read more about the continued and severe disruption to HIV service delivery here: www.dataetc.org/projects/sto...

New data from the PEPFAR Watch coalition show that the #PEPFAR funding freeze has already caused severe disruptions to HIV services, clinic closures, and staff layoffs.

www.dataetc.org/projects/sto...

The gap is huge. The #PEPFAR waiver for life-saving medicines leaves enormous gaps in prevention, diagnostics, care and support -- which other donors like the Global Fund cannot easily fill.

We're tracking country-level donor funding here, with more updates to come: dataetc.org/projects/pepfar

US issues new waiver for humanitarian aid amid freeze U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a waiver on Tuesday for life-saving humanitarian assistance during a 90-day pause in foreign aid while Washington undertakes a review, according to a State Department memo seen by Reuters.

US issues new waiver for humanitarian aid amid freeze

www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

Impact of stop work orders on PEPFAR, from @amfarofficial.bsky.social

www.amfar.org/pepfar-stopp...

Trump Pauses Disbursements to Program Supplying H.I.V. Treatment Worldwide Pepfar, which is estimated to have delivered lifesaving treatment to as many as 25 million people in 54 countries, faces a funding delay of as long as 180 days.

Trump Pauses Disbursements to Program Supplying H.I.V. Treatment Worldwide

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/u...

Withdrawing The United States From The World Health Organization – The White House WITHDRAWING THE UNITED STATES FROM THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the

Withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Biden administration archives site devoted to reproductive rights

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...

Anti-AIDS program in peril after US finds nurses in Mozambique provided abortions The flagship U.S. aid program on HIV/AIDS is in jeopardy, a senior Republican warned on Thursday, after U.S. officials said four nurses in Mozambique performed abortions that are banned under the multibillion-dollar program that has saved millions of lives globally.

Anti-AIDS program in peril after US finds nurses in Mozambique provided abortions

www.reuters.com/world/us/ant...

Mpox vaccination hesitancy, previous immunisation coverage, and vaccination readiness in the African region: a multinational survey Vaccination hesitancy poses a serious threat to mpox vaccination programs. Historically, vaccine uptake in the African region has been low, and this t…

Mpox vaccination hesitancy, previous immunisation coverage, and vaccination readiness in the African region: a multinational survey

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New brief w/ @amfarofficial.bsky.social where we describe Global Fund's investments in community-focused programs. We find funding for human rights, key pops, and community strengthening is increasing, and that civil society orgs are high absorbing partners.

Brief: www.dataetc.org/projects/com...

Long-Acting HIV Medicines and the Pandemic Inequality Cycle — Rethinking Access | NEJM A new era of long-acting antiretrovirals for HIV treatment and prevention demands a nonlinear approach to global access with faster sharing of technology, decentralized production, and products ...

Long-Acting HIV Medicines and the Pandemic Inequality Cycle — Rethinking Access

www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Costing the intergovernmental negotiating body (INB) process

journals.plos.org/globalpublic...

Great to see the RISE Study highlighted as a case study by the NGO Delegation to the @unaids.bsky.social PCB!

unaidspcbngo.org/report/2024-...

A roadmap for community engagement with Global Fund

The "Roadmap for Community Engagement with Global Fund" was launched at the 52nd The Global Fund Board meeting in Lilongwe, with more than 90 civil society sign-ons.

Read the full roadmap here: www.dataetc.org/projects/roa...

Want to sign on? bit.ly/SignOnRoadmap

The state of the HIV/AIDS endemic requires evaluation and planning for future goals. @theNAMedicine hosted a virtual workshop to explore how to re-energize the global HIV response. Read the proceedings: nam.edu/sustainabili...