Treat Asia Report Archive (2012-2019)

 

May 2019

• An Interview With Dr. Adeeba Kamarulzaman

• NIH Awards Research Training Grant to TREAT Asia–Columbia University Collaboration

• Challenges for Young People Around HIV Disclosure

• Dolutegravir: A Key HIV Drug That Too Many People Cannot Get

• TRCARC's 30 years of journey to ending AIDS in Thailand

• A Global Response to HIV Requires the Global Fund

 

 

 

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 February 2019

• Where Are They Now? Catching up with Pheng Pharozin, Sam Nugraha, and Thomas Cai of the original TREAT Asia ACATA program

• New Research to Improve the Quality of Care for Young Adults With HIV

• 21st Bangkok Symposium Presents the Latest News in HIV Prevention, Treatment, and Research

• amfAR Launches Important New PEPFAR Advocacy Resource

• Stem Cell Transplant Study: Researchers Report Drastic Reduction in HIV Reservoir

 

 

 

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 November 2018

• PERSPECTIVES: What are the greatest barriers to scale-up of PrEP for HIV prevention in the Asia-Pacific region?

• Enhancing Access to Newer HIV and Hepatitis C Medications in Asia

• An International Collaboration to Model the Adolescent HIV Epidemic in Thailand

• Fact Sheet: WHO Guidelines for the Screening, Care, and Treatment of Persons with Hepatitis C Infection

• TREAT Asia Network Annual Meeting 2018

• amfAR Reports Negative Effects of Expanded Mexico City Policy on PEPFAR Partners

• A Novel “Kick and Kill” Strategy to Eliminate HIV

 

 

 

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 September 2018

• PERSPECTIVES: How can we improve mental health services for people living with HIV in the Asia-Pacific?

• A “Dangerous Complacency” Is Threatening the Global HIV Response

• Hepatitis C Diagnosis and Treatment Access: Progress and Challenges

• Improving Care for Thai Youth Living with HIV

• Differentiated HIV Service Delivery for Adolescents

 

 

 

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 July 2018

• PERSPECTIVES: What Should be Done to Strengthen Youth-led HIV Advocacy in the Asia-Pacific Region?

• Pregnancy Among HIV-Positive Women in East Asia—What Are the Current Trends?

• TREAT Asia and amfAR at the 22nd International AIDS Conference

• Funding Gaps Could Put Asia Further Behind on HIV/AIDS

• Hepatitis C: Policy Recommendations for Addressing a Growing Epidemic

• The CD8 T Cell in HIV: New Insights from Tissue vs. Blood

 

 

 

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May 2018
  

• PERSPECTIVES: Are integrase inhibitors the solution to HIV drug resistance in the Asia-Pacific region?

• WHO Statement on Dolutegravir

• Tackling the Global Epidemic of Hepatitis

• Assessing Failing Second-Line HIV Treatment Regimens: the TASER-2 Study

• Can "the Berlin Patient’s" Cure Be Replicated?

• Toward an Effective Strategy to Combat HIV, Hepatitis C and the Opioid Epidemic: Recommendations for Policy Makers

 

 

 

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March 2018
  

• PERSPECTIVES: How can social media and communications technologies be better harnessed to increase uptake of HIV testing among key populations?

• Managing a Critical Transition

• TREAT Asia Think Tank Plans Agenda for Addressing Mental Health Needs of Adults Living with HIV

• Mourning the Loss of “A Life on the Front Lines of AIDS Research”

• TREAT Asia Salutes Women in HIV Science  

• Dr. Annette Sohn Named New Co-Editor-in-Chief of JIAS

• Resources to Support Transition of Adolescents from Pediatric to Adult HIV Care

• Progress Toward a Better “Shock and Kill”?

• Lives on the Line: The Human Impact of Proposed Cuts to Global HIV Funding

 

 

 

 

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 January 2018
  

• PERSPECTIVES: What should be the highest priority in 2018 for ending AIDS in the Asia-Pacific region?  

• A Partnership to Build Hepatitis C Diagnosis and Treatment Access in Asia

• TREAT Asia, Civil Society Groups, and WHO Coordinate Efforts to Attack Viral Hepatitis

• Evaluating Depression and Anxiety in Thai Adolescents with HIV

• In Memoriam: amfAR Founding Chairman Dr. Mathilde Krim, 1926−2018

• SPARK: A Program Devised to Ignite Change

• Simplifying HIV Treatment with Less-Frequent Dosing

• HIV Treatment Clinical Brief: Dolutegravir

• Progress on Cure Reviewed at amfAR Summit

• Big Data and the Opioid Epidemic

 

 

 November 2017
  

• Reflections and Perspectives from Thailand’s HIV Pioneer

• Improving Voluntary Licensing Agreements for Better Drug Access  

• TREAT Asia Research Network Gathers for 17th Annual Meeting

• Why Has Asia Fallen Behind on HIV/AIDS?

• HIV Treatment Clinical Brief: Dolutegravir

• Drug Resistance: A Growing Threat

• Issue Brief: Impact of Mexico City Policy on PEPFAR

• A Modest Increase in U.S. Investment to Fight HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa Could Prevent 22 Million New HIV Infections by 2032

 

 

 

September 2017
  

• Addressing a Shifting Epidemic

• Why Has Asia Fallen Behind on HIV/AIDS?

• A Growing Threat: Study Highlights Risks of HPV Infection to HIV-Positive Young Women

• Youth Advocates Graduate with Important New Knowledge and Skills

• Hepatitis C Treatment Snapshot: Velpatasvir + Sofosbuvir

• Researchers Report Rare Case of HIV Remission

• Study Affirms Preventive Effect of HIV Treatment

• Capturing Communities in Action

 

 

 

July 2017
  

• New Leadership at the ANRS in the Fight Against AIDS: An Interview with Dr. François Dabis

• TREAT Asia Holds First Training on Adolescent Mental Health

• TREAT Asia Representing Regional Research and Policy Priorities at International HIV Conferences

• amfAR and WHO Support Community Pilot Project on PrEP in the Philippines

• HIV Treatment Snapshot: Dolutegravir

• amfAR on Capitol Hill: Concerns Over Potential US Funding Cuts to HIV Programs

• Derailing Progress

• Capturing Communities in Action

 

 

 

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May 2017
  

• HIV in Southeast Asia: Progress, Process, and the Work Ahead

• When Drugs Are the Price of Diamonds

• Young People With HIV Finding Their Voice

• Special Issue of JIAS Focuses on Adolescent Transition to Adult Care

• WHO Launches Global Hepatitis Report at ILC 2017

• FY2017 U.S. Global AIDS Budget: The Human Impact

• In the Vanguard of Vaccine Research

• Capturing Communities in Action 
  
  
    

 

 March 2017  
  

• Early HIV Infection May Hold Key to Potential Cure

• The Faces of HIV in Hong Kong Today  

• New amfAR Grants Enlist Help of Bioengineers  

• A Marker of Latently Infected Cells?  

• PrEP Acceptability Among Female Sex Workers in Thailand

• #zerodiscrimination

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January 2017  

• The TREAT Asia Report Interview: Rachelle Johnson, Global Public Affairs Expert at the Podesta Group, Washington DC

• The Tangerine Clinic: Leading the Way on Transgender Health Care

• Creating Access to PrEP in the Philippines  

• Vigilance Will Be Needed to Defeat HIV, Even if a Cure is Found  

• TREAT Asia Begins New Initiative to Address Adolescent Mental Health  

• The World Without PEPFAR

 

 

 

November 2016  

• Fighting HIV/AIDS Stigma in Thailand and Beyond - TREAT Asia Report Interview: Praya Lundberg

• Helping Young People Transition to Adult Care

• TREAT Asia Investigators Discuss HIV Research Advances at Annual Network Meeting

• Will Impending Cuts in PEPFAR Funding Threaten Vietnam’s HIV/AIDS Response?

• Cervical Cancer: A Deadly but Preventable Epidemic

• Dr. Deborah Birx Talks About HIV in Young Women

 

 

September 2016  

• Improving Hepatitis C Care in At-Risk Populations - TREAT Asia Interview: Rajkumar Nalinikanta 

• New NIH Grant for TREAT Asia and University of Cape Town Partnership on Adolescents Living With HIV

• TREAT Asia Investigators Selected in Three Rounds of IAS CIPHER Grant Program

• Effective HIV Response Requires Better Use of Key Populations Estimates

• TREAT Asia Pushes for Expanded Access to Hepatitis C Treatments

• TREAT Asia Site Profile: National Hospital of Tropical Diseases, Hanoi, Vietnam

 

 

 

July 2016  

• A Driving Force in HIV Research - The TREAT Asia Interview: Dr. Nittaya Phanuphak

• New Study Investigates PrEP for Female Sex Workers in Thailand

• TREAT Asia Conducts Physician Training on HIV and Hepatitis C Co-infection Treatment

• amfAR at the 21st International AIDS Conference

• TREAT Asia Site Profile: Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia

• Capturing Communities in Action

 

 

May 2016  

• Bringing Youthful Vigor to AIDS Awareness and Advocacy - The TREAT Asia Report Interview: Pia Wurtzbach, Miss Universe 2015

• Addressing Unmet Needs Associated With Cardiovascular Disease in People With HIV/AIDS

• CoNE, India, Is Selected in Global Hepatitis Innovation Testing Contest

• Supporting Children as They Transition Through Life

• U.S. NIH Renews $10 Million Research Grant to TREAT Asia

 

 

March 2016  

• Addressing the Challenges to HIV/Hepatitis C Treatment Access – The TREAT Asia Report Interview: Leena Menghaney of MSF

• Improving Reproductive Health in Young Thai Women

• TREAT Asia Well Represented at Research Conference

• TREAT Asia Hosts Think Tanks on Unmet Needs in HIV Care in Asia

• Dr. Jeremy Ross Named New Director of Research at Treat Asia

• Hepatitis C Treatment Factsheets

 

 

 

 

 
January 2016  

• A Mission to Mobilize HIV Communities Worldwide - The TREAT Asia Report Interview: The UN’s Chris Collins

• Surveying Gaps in Adolescent Care in the Asia-Pacific

• Adam’s Love Launches a New Clinic for GMT Individuals in Bangkok

• Investigator Video: Improving Pediatric HIV Treatment in Asia

• Indian Generic Companies Begin Production on Two New Hepatitis C Treatments

 

 

 

 

 
 November 2015

• Coordinating the Fight Nationally, Regionally, and Globally - The TREAT Asia Report Interview: Dr. Ying-Ru Lo

• A Major Milestone for amfAR’s Asia Program

• New Recommendations for Treating Hepatitis C Among People Who Inject Drugs

• New Videos Combating HIV Stigma Are Broadcast Across Thailand

• Fighting HIV Among MSM and Transgender Individuals in Myanmar

• Malaysian Actress Celebrity, Diana Danielle [Eksklusif] joins HIV Campaign

 

 

 
 September 2015

• Reflections on 30 Years of amfAR: TREAT Asia Report Interview Dr. Mathilde Krim

• How Activists Are Driving Down the Cost of Hepatitis C Treatment in Asia

• Addressing HIV Among Transgender Individuals in Asia

• AIDS LIFE and TREAT Asia Team Up to Fight Pediatric HIV in Asia

• Trials Remove Doubts About the Benefits of Early ART

• Capturing Communities in Action

 

 

July 2015

• The TREAT Asia Interview: Three Decades Leading the Charge Against AIDS in Thailand

• Adam's Love Launches Edutainment HIV Website Targeting MSM in Taiwan

• TREAT Asia’s New Program to Help Build Regional Youth HIV Advocacy Capacity

• Study Shows HIV-Positive Adolescents in Asia Are at Increased Risk of High-Risk HPV

• TREAT Asia at the 2015 IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention

• Poll Question: Should everyone diagnosed with HIV start antiretroviral therapy immediately, regardless of their CD4 level or the severity of their illness?

 

May 2015

• The TREAT Asia Report Interview: Laurindo Garcia

• Expanding Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV in Thailand

• amfAR’s Pediatric Cure Think Tank Features Thai Study

• UNAIDS Holds Civil Society Meeting on Fast-Tracking the End of AIDS

• The Philippines Holds First Annual National HIV Testing Week

• Have Your Say: Should international donor funding for national HIV programs be contingent on countries providing human rights protections for LGBT?

   

 

March 2015

• Shining a Light on HIV Awareness in Hong Kong

• A New Study Addresses Data Gaps on Treatment Adherence Among Children and Adolescents

• The High Cost of Free Trade for People Living with HIV in the Asia-Pacific

• Combating Anal Cancer Among HIV-Positive MSM in Asia

• Community Profile: Worldwide Orphans Foundation Vietnam

• Poll Question: Should governments fund antiretroviral pre-exposure prevention programs (PrEP) if treatment programs are not yet reaching the majority of people living with HIV in their countries?

 

 

January 2015

• New Hope for Cambodian Children

• How the WHO Is Taking the Lead in Combating Global Hepatitis

• Treating Hepatitis C Among People Who Use Drugs

• TREAT Asia Launches Training Series on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

• Treating Hepatitis C Among People Who Use Drugs  

• Poll Question: Pharmaceutical companies have the right to set prices for their drugs based on what the market will bear rather than public health needs. Agree/Disagree?
   
   
  

 

 

November 2014

• The TREAT Asia Interview: Taking Discrimination to Court in India  
• Policy Brief: Sexual and Reproductive Health of HIV-Positive Women in Asia  
• Improving Reproductive Health Among HIV-Positive Adolescents  
• TREAT Asia's 14th Annual Network Meeting  
• Youth Voices: Talking About an AIDS-Free Generation  
• A New TREAT Asia Database Examines Broader Treatment Trends  
• Poll Question: Women living with HIV should be free to have children of their own. Agree/Disagree?  

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September 2014

• Broadcasting HIV Awareness in China  
• TREAT Asia Launches a New Hepatitis C Training Series for Clinicians  
• Online HIV Awareness Campaign Debuts in Malaysia  
• New Data on HIV/AIDS in Asia  
• Strengthening Community HIV Support for Children  
• Poll Question: Do you think that HIV-negative individuals at high risk of infection should be offered pre-exposure prophylaxis medicines (i.e., Truvada) to prevent HIV?  
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July 2014

 

• The TREAT Asia Interview: A Blueprint for Ending AIDS  
• TREAT Asia at IAC  
• Searching for the Cure  
• Videos: Know Your Reproductive Rights  
• Improving HIV Treatment for Kids  
• A Way Forward  
• Poll Question: Should international AIDS funding only go to governments and programs that provide human rights protections for all people living with HIV?  

 

 

 

May 2014  

• Media Maverick Comes Up on a Decade at the Helm of amfAR  
• WHO Releases First International Hepatitis C Treatment Guidelines  
• Merck Cuts the Price of Hepatitis C Drug  
• Educational Materials on Hepatitis C Co-infection  
• TREAT Asia Study on ARV Resistance in Children Reaches Its Goal  
• Poll Question: Should the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria add hepatitis C to the scope of its work?  
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MARCH 2014 ISSUE

• Celebs Tweet for HIV Awareness in Indonesia  
• New Global Pediatric HIV Database to Investigate Critical Research Gaps  
• New Report Calls for Better HIV Care for Adolescents in Asia  
• WikiLeaks Reveals How the TPP Could Limit Treatment Access across the Asia-Pacific  
• TREAT Asia Launches a New Hepatitis C Education Campaign and Screening and Treatment Study  
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OCTOBER 2013 ISSUE

• The World Bank Invests in Ending AIDS - The TREAT Asia Report interview: Dr. Jim Kim
• Supporting the Psychosocial Needs of HIV-Positive Children and Adolescents
• Looking Back over Ten Years of Epidemiologic Research  
• Cytomegalovirus Retinitis – A Neglected Disease of Resource-Limited Settings
• Earlier Is Better: Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation in Asian Perinatally HIV-infected Adolescents
• TAHOD Turns Ten
• New Agreement Could Facilitate Production of a Generic Oral CMV Treatment
• TREAT Asia/amfAR at the 11th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP 11)

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JULY 2013 ISSUE  

• Access to Hope, Motherhood, and Treatment
• The Global Fund, Remodeled - The TREAT Asia Report Interview: Dr. Mark Dybul
• Making Sense of the Three Types of HIV Cure: The Berlin Patient, the Mississippi Child, and the VISCONTI Cohort  
• Preventing forced Abortion and Sterilization  
• Screening For Hepatitis Can Improve HIV Care
• Children Continue to Start HIV Treatment too Late  
• Indian Supreme Court Ruling Preserves Access to Low-Cost Drugs
• TREAT Asia at the 7th IAS Conference

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MARCH 2013 ISSUE

• From the Director: Crossing the Aisle
• An Interview with Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, Ph.D.— Pushing for Better Coordination on Cure Research
• TREAT Asia Launches Hepatitis C Co-Infection Study
• Good News, Bad News in UNAIDS Report
• Lopinavir/Ritonavir Should Not Be Used Alone as Second-Line Therapy in Adults
• Early Bone Damage in Adolescents
• HPV–Another Challenge for Adolescent Girls Growing Up with HIV
• Insight: Policy Developments In Asia And The Pacific

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OCTOBER 2012 ISSUE  

• From the Director: Still Struggling to Implement the Science
• An Interview with J.V.R. Prasada Rao—Rebooting the Response to AIDS in the Asia-Pacific
• Implementing the “Test and Treat” Approach in Thailand
• HIV Cure Research Gains Momentum
• AIDS Takes Center Stage in Washington D.C.
• Effecting Change: Service Organizations as Community Advocates
• Investing in Syringe Exchange Results in Future Cost Savings
• Using Mobile Phone Technology to Improve Treatment 
• Hepatitis B and HIV-Infected Adolescents Time to Test and Revaccinate

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JULY 2012 ISSUE

• From the Director: Leadership and Common Solutions: Talking -> Walking 
• An Interview with Hillary Rodham Clinton—In Pursuit of an AIDS-Free Generation
• A Partnership that Pushes the Boundaries of Pediatric HIV Research
• Access to Affordable HIV Medicines at Risk in Trade Negotiations
• The Clinical and Economic Benefits of Once-Daily Pills
• Cotrimoxazole Still Prevents Death in the Era of Antiretroviral Therapy in Asia
• How Long Will People Be Forced to Deal with d4T?
• Hepatitis C: National Governments Need to Respond

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MARCH 2012 ISSUE

• An Interview with Shiba Phurailatpam—Funding Crisis and Trade Agreements Threaten Asia's AIDS Response
• A Jewel in amfAR's Crown: amfAR CEO Praises TREAT Asia at 11th Annual Network Meeting
• Running Out of Treatment Options
• Still Presenting Late for Care
• Recovering from Lipodystrophy after Stopping d4T in Children
• Online Survey Examines HIV Status Disclosure Among MSM in Asia
• Workshops on ART Failure, Lipodystrophy, and Treatment as Prevention Planned for 2012
• Discussing Treatment Scale-Up in Japan
• Introducing Giten Khwairakpam

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