HIV AND AIDS PROGRAM

The goal of the HIV and AIDS program is ambitious: to arrest the spread of the HIV epidemic in developing countries and to enable people to mitigate or eliminate the impact of HIV on their own health, and on their families, communities, and societies. To achieve these goals, the Council brings its wide array of capabilities, including basic research in immunology; the development and introduction of an effective microbicide; social science and health-related research to understand better the social, behavioral, and biomedical aspects of HIV and AIDS; the formulation of evidence-based policies; and the development, evaluation, and scale-up of effective service-delivery models.

Specific activities that illustrate the Population Council’s HIV and AIDS program include:

• Reducing the risk of HIV infection among the most vulnerable groups: young women, infants, sex workers, and men who have sex with men; and addressing gender norms that increase the chances of infection among all women and men.
• Strengthening the effectiveness of treatment by improving patient access and adherence to HIV antiretroviral therapies.
• Helping orphans and vulnerable children stay physically and mentally healthy, attend school, and learn livelihood skills.

• Developing "next-generation" microbicide formulations combining the Council's candidate microbicide Carraguard® with other compounds such as antiretroviral drugs.

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See Also

• Strengthening Professional Resources

• Poverty, Gender, and Youth Program

• Reproductive Health Program

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