Politics and Policy - House Minority Leader Boehner Says Proposed Democratic Changes to PEPFAR Would 'Undermine' Program House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Thursday at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing to reauthorize the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief said some Democratic proposals that would remove abstinence spending requirements and mandatory pledges against commercial sex work would 'undermi www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=1&DR_ID=50297

2008-02-08

The 2nd IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment www.kaisernetwork.org/health_cast/hcast_index.cfm?display=detail&hc=915

2003-07-15

Drug Access - Thailand Will Not Issue Compulsory Licenses for Patented Drugs if Pharmaceutical Companies Match Generic Prices, Health Minister Says Thai Health Minister Mongkol Na Songkhla on Tuesday said that Thailand will not issue compulsory licenses to produce reduced-cost versions of patented drugs if pharmaceutical companies offer prices lower than those charged by generic drug makers, Reuters AlertNet reports. Mongkol's comments came one day afte www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=1&DR_ID=44931

2007-05-16

Politics and Policy - First Lady Laura Bush To Highlight PEPFAR, Malaria Programs During Trip to Africa First lady Laura Bush on Monday is scheduled to leave on her third visit to Africa in an effort to highlight programs funded by the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and the President's Malaria Initiative, the Washington Post reports. Bush will visit Mali, Mozambique, Senegal and Zambia during the f www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=1&DR_ID=45781

2007-06-25

Health on the Hill from kaisernetwork.org and CQ Mary Agnes Carey, associate editor, CQ HealthBeat, looks at recent activity on the Hill -- part of a weekly series of audio reports for HealthCast. www.kaisernetwork.org/health_cast/hcast_index.cfm?display=detail&hc=2887

2008-07-21

Across The Nation - President Bush Signs Ryan White CARE Act Reauthorization Bill President Bush on Tuesday signed into law the Ryan White CARE Act Reauthorization Bill (HR 6143), which provides funding for HIV/AIDS programs in the U.S., the AP/San Diego Union-Tribune report (Riechmann, AP/San Diego Union- Tribune, 12/19). Congress earlier in the month passed by voice vote the bill that r www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=1&DR_ID=41763

2006-12-20

Across The Nation - Washington, D.C., To Distribute 250,000 Condoms as Part of HIV Prevention Efforts Washington, D.C., health officials on Friday plan to distribute 250,000 city-branded condoms as part of the Department of Health's efforts to prevent the spread of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, the Washington Post reports. The condom's purple and yellow package is printed in English and Span www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=1&DR_ID=42981

2007-02-16

Drug Access - Brazilian President Silva Issues Compulsory License for Merck's Antiretroviral Efavirenz Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday issued a compulsory license to produce a lower-cost, generic version of Merck's antiretroviral Efavirenz, the AP/Forbes reports (Sequera, AP/Forbes, 5/4). World Trade Organization regulations allow governments to declare a 'national emergency' and issue www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=1&DR_ID=44715

2007-05-07

Global Challenges - World Bank To Hire Consultants To Investigate Concerns About HIV Testing Kits in India, Washington Post Reports The World Bank plans to hire two independent consultants to investigate concerns about the reliability of some HIV testing kits in India, Graeme Wheeler, the bank's managing director, and Kees Kostermans, a medical expert who oversees the bank's South Asia public health operations, said last week, the Washin www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=1&DR_ID=48170

2007-10-15

Capitol Hill Watch - Senate Passes Prescription Drug Reimportation Amendments Allowing Practice, Requiring Safety of Reimported Drugs To Be Certified The Senate on Monday voted 49-40 to approve a second-degree amendment to a bill (S 1082) to reauthorize the Prescription Drug User Fee Act that would not allow prescription drug reimportation from other nations until the HHS secretary certifies that the practice would 'pose no additional risk to the public's www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=3&DR_ID=44761

2007-05-08