HIV and AIDS
By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor August 12, 2009 - 3:02pm
Former president Bill Clinton, who is now the U.N. special envoy to Haiti, announced the appointment Tuesday of Harvard professor Paul Farmer as his deputy.
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By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor January 22, 2009 - 8:00am
In his inaugural speech, Obama underscored a desire to find creative new solutions to problems. Overturning the global gag rule is one step towards remedying reproductive health challenges but there are many others that require creative solutions.
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By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor January 12, 2009 - 8:52am
Sources reveal Mark Dybul will continue to serve as Global AIDS Coordinator. Keeping Dybul on indefinitely will undermine confidence in both PEPFAR and the promise of the new Administration to support ideology over evidence.
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By Jodi Jacobson, Senior Political Editor December 23, 2008 - 1:12pm
Letters being circulated by the global AIDS and reproductive and sexual health and rights communities call for new leadership in the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator. One letter focuses on the timing of the appointment and the need for an independent office; the other focuses more directly on the vision and perspectives of the person appointed.
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