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"Closeted Calamity" -- How a Lack of Research on MSM Has Done a Disservice to Global HIV Prevention Efforts

August 27, 2010

There’s a great article in the latest issue of Scientific American by Bob Roehr, Closeted Calamity: The Hidden HIV Epidemic of Men Who Have Sex with Men, that discusses how a lack of research on MSM has “done a disservice” to AIDS prevention efforts worldwide. Pangaea is in full agreement that it’s time to make research re MSM a priority for the global HIV community and will be working closely with friends at the Global Forum on MSM and other groups to make this goal a reality.

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Taking Practical Steps to Improve the Health of Mothers and Babies and Reduce the Vertical Transmission of HIV in the Mutasa Region of Zimbabwe

August 18, 2010

Megan Dunbar, Pangaea’s VP of Research and Programs, recently returned from a working trip to Zimbabwe that was focused on the ongoing implementation of Pangaea programs that are aimed at providing economic opportunity for young women at risk for HIV, as well as reducing HIV and maternal and infant mortality.

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Vienna Wrap-up: Challenging ourselves to find more effective ways to reach vulnerable populations

July 23, 2010

Friday was the final day of the XVIII International AIDS in Vienna.  It has been a week that has put science and funding back at the heart of the global AIDS response. Yet for success on those two fronts, we must be much smarter in reaching populations most at risk and affected by HIV. Pangaea’s Megan Dunbar comments that "the global AIDS community needs to focus its collective attention on identifying the best approaches that support people in accessing the prevention and treatment they need -- and how we can scale up these interventions for maximum impact."

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Vienna Thursday: Advocating for women-centered technologies; combination prevention; Seek-test-treat-retain IDUs

July 22, 2010

As the XVIII International AIDS Conference begins to wind down, there were nonetheless a number of  important topics raised on the conference floor, in press conferences and in the corridors.   Pangaea’s Megan Dunbar participated in a session on “Advocating for Women-Centered HIV Prevention Technologies and Environments” in which she reiterated the need to address structural interventions for HIV prevention that mitigate or eliminate gender inequities, including disparities in educational and economic opportunities for women, and tackle gender-based violence head on.    

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Comprehensive HIV treatment and prevention program for female IDUs in Tanzania highlighted in Pangaea presentation

July 21, 2010

Pangaea co-sponsored a satellite session this morning in Vienna entitled, “Gender inequities and HIV among women who inject drugs.”  Pangaea CEO Ben Plumley moderated the session that included a presentation by Megan Dunbar, Pangaea’s VP of Research and Programs, Yovin Ivo Laurent of the Tanzanian Drug Control Commission, and Dr. Doug Bruce, Pangaea's Lead Harm Reduction Consultant.

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Vienna Update: South African study finds microbicide gel reduces the risk of HIV in women by 39%

July 20, 2010

The biggest news at the International AIDS Conference in Vienna on Tuesday was the release of the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) study that finds that a microbicide gel containing Gilead’s HIV drug tenofovir lowers the risk of HIV infection in women by 39%. 

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