As we reflect on 2024, MHRP at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research celebrates the power of collaboration in driving HIV research forward. Through our international partnerships with scientists, healthcare professionals and communities, we’re one step closer to a future without HIV.
MHRP's African Cohort Study (AFRICOS), is a longitudinal observational cohort study that is able to answer key questions surrounding people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. The AFRICOS team worked with the Global Health Security and Diplomacy (GHSD) U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Ambassador Dr. John Nkengasong and Chief Science Officer, Dr. Mike Reid, to develop and publish a manuscript summarizing key findings and highlighting the transformative impact of this cohort and how AFRICOS has contributed to the HIV 95-95-95 goals in sub-Saharan Africa.
MHRP and local governments and organizations provide PEPFAR-funded HIV prevention care and treatment services in Kenya's South Rift Valley Region. They have launched a mobile clinic to provide HIV testing and counseling, linkage to care and referral for comorbidities like tuberculosis. Ben Karia, a member of the Maasai tribe in Narok County, describes the impac the mobile clinic has had on this community in his own words
MHRP has launched its first research study in the Philippines, following upon an expansion of PEPFAR-funded HIV preventetion, care and treatment services into the region through a military-to-military partnership.
