Representatives from MHRP’s PEPFAR program convened in Kisumu, Kenya 13-15 July 2010 to review the collective progress made over the past year and to plan for the upcoming year.
Gender, genetic background, and multiple HIV infections all factor into the level of virus found in the blood at viral load setpoint (VLS) of HIV-infected individuals in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The 2010 International AIDS Conference, held July 18-23 in Vienna, convened more than 20,000 AIDS researchers, policy makers and advocates. A number of MHRP staff attended and presented.
The Makerere University Walter Reed Project (MUWRP) partnered with the Mukono health authorities in Uganda to implement its first circumcision program, which will provide free services.