The Science Speaks blog interviewed Dr. Eric Goosby, the US global AIDS ambassador, on the newly released White House budget proposal.
The Science Speaks blog interviewed Dr. Eric Goosby, the US global AIDS ambassador, today. In the interview he discusses the shift from being an activist to a government official, why the HIV budget for Africa is not going to decrease, and PEPFAR’s commitment to universal access.
Some highlights from the interview:
On rumors that funding for HIV efforts in South Africa is about to radically decrease
The UN gives the latest facts and figures on Haiti recovery efforts, including mortality and displacement estimates.
The Haitian government has not issued a mortality estimate since January 28, when the government said that 112,405 had died. However, on February 3 the government said that as many as 200,000 may have been killed in the earthquake. Meanwhile, one of the major new developments of the past week has been a mass exodus from Port au Prince to rural areas. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs estimates that over 400,000 Haitians have fled Port au Prince for rural areas in the past two weeks. Food distribution is still a challenge.
