Academic Publications & Conference Abstracts
All year long, amfAR Public Policy staff publish findings and commentaries, often in collaboration with other experts, in peer-reviewed journals and disseminate information at premier HIV and other health conferences. In each case, you can click on the title to link to an abstract or a full open-access article.
2026-2024
2026
Projected Effect of US PEPFAR Withdrawal on Zimbabwe and Implications for the Global HIV Response
Tram, K. H., Sherwood, J., Mahaka, I., Cameron, M., Honermann, B., Beyrer, C. and Ratevosian, J. (2026). Projected Effect of US PEPFAR Withdrawal on Zimbabwe and Implications for the Global HIV Response. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 2025;101(10). doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000003925
Integrating HIV Services in an era of global change
Ratevosian, J., Bekker, L.-G., Eakle, R., Baral, S., Cepeda, J., Dugas, L., Dybul, M., Alleyne, G., Eholie, S.P., Esom, K., Grimsrud, A., Havlir, D., Kamarulzaman, A., Kasaie, P., Kazatchkine, M., Kilonzo, N., Klag, M., Klein, M., Lewin, S., Luo, C., Makofane, K., Martin, N., Mayer, K., Millett, G., Ntusi, N., Pace, L., Piot, P., Poniatowski, B., Daskalakis, D., Pozniak, A., Quinn, T., Reynolds, C., Rockstroh, J., Sippel, S., Spire, B., Starrs, A., Strathdee, S., Schechter, M., Thomson, N., Vickerman, P., Weir, B. and Beyrer, C. Integrating HIV services in an era of global change. J Int AIDS Soc. 2026;29: e70087. doi:10.1002/jia2.70087
The Impact of the United States Foreign Aid Freeze on HIV Service Delivery in PEPFAR‐Supported Countries: A Facility‐Level Analysis of 2024–2025 Programme Data
Honermann, B., Grimsrud, A., Lankiewicz, E., Sherwood, J., and Millett, G. The Impact of the United States Foreign Aid Freeze on HIV Service Delivery in PEPFAR-Supported Countries: A Facility-Level Analysis of 2024–2025 Programme Data. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 2026;29(8): e70182. doi:10.1002/jia2.70182
2025
Protecting Africa’s children from extreme risk: a runway of sustainability for PEPFAR programmes
Cluver, L., Makangila, G., Hillis, S., et al. Protecting Africa’s children from extreme risk: a runway of sustainability for PEPFAR programmes. The Lancet. 2025;405. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(25)00401-5
Excess HIV Infections and Costs Associated with Reductions in HIV Prevention Services in the US
Sullivan, P.S., Wall, K.M., Juhasz, M, et al. Excess HIV Infections and Costs Associated with Reductions in HIV Prevention Services in the US. JAMA Netw Open. 2025;8(9):e2531341. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.31341
PEPFAR Under Review: What’s at Stake for PEPFAR’s Future
Ratevosian, J,, Millett, G., Honermann, B., et al. PEPFAR Under Review: What’s at Stake for PEPFAR’s Future. The Lancet, 2025;405. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)00258-2/abstract
Early impacts of the PEPFAR stop‐work order: a rapid assessment
Lankiewicz, E., Sharp, A., Drake, P., Sherwood, J., Macharia, B., Ighodaro, M., Honermann, B. and Russell, A. Early impacts of the PEPFAR stop-work order: a rapid assessment. J Int AIDS Soc. 2025;28: e26423. doi:10.1002/jia2.26423
Declines in HIV testing and diagnoses: a policy analysis of the 2019 Title X federal regulations on family planning clinics
Sherwood, J., Roberson, N., Stenoien, D., Lankiewicz, E., Honermann, B. and Millett, G. Declines in HIV testing and diagnoses: a policy analysis of the 2019 Title X federal regulations on family planning clinics. Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters. 2025;33(1). doi:10.1080/26410397.2026.2670146
Impact of the Anti-Homosexuality Act on HIV service delivery in Uganda: Evidence from community-led monitoring
Nsubuga, A., Mugisha, F., Ajonye, B., Mwehonge, K., Lankiewicz, E., Drake, P., Kilande, E.J., Kayongo, A. and Sharp, A.R. Impact of the Anti-Homosexuality Act on HIV service delivery in Uganda: Evidence from community-led monitoring. J Int AIDS Soc.. 2025;28: e70030. doi:10.1002/jia2.70030
2024
Facilitators and barriers to community-led monitoring of health programs: Qualitative evidence from the global implementation landscape
Sharp, A.R., Mpofu, N., Lankiewicz, E., Ajonye, B., Rambau, N.P., et al. Facilitators and barriers to community-led monitoring of health programs: Qualitative evidence from the global implementation landscape. PLOS Global Public Health. 2024;4(6): e0003293. doi:10.1371/journal.pgph.0003293
Power, data and social accountability: defining a community-led monitoring model for strengthened health service delivery
Rambau, N., Policar, S., Sharp, A.R., Lankiewicz, E., Nsubuga, A., Chimhanda, L., Yawa, A., Mwehonge, K., Tobaiwa, D.D., Alfred, G.M., Kavanagh, M.M., Russell, A., Baptiste, S., Kalama, O.M., Marte, R.M., Ledan, N., Honermann, B., Lauer, K., Rafif, N., Perez, S., Sun, G., Grimsrud, A., Sprague, L. and Mienies, K. Power, data and social accountability: defining a community-led monitoring model for strengthened health service delivery. J Int AIDS Soc.. 2024;27: e26374. doi:10.1002/jia2.26374
Rejection of Federal Guidance by Southern US States and Projected Consequences for Ending the HIV Epidemic
Senn S, Roberson ND, Brunet L, et al. Rejection of Federal Guidance by Southern US States and Projected Consequences for Ending the HIV Epidemic. AIDS Patient Care and STDs. 2024;38(12). doi:10.1089/apc.2024.0182
The long wait for long-acting HIV prevention and treatment formulations
Venter, W., Gandhi, M., Sokhela, S., et al. The long wait for long-acting HIV prevention and treatment formulations. The Lancet HIV. 2024;11: e711-e716. doi:10.1016/s2352-3018(24)00173-5
The ground has shifted under PEPFAR: what does that mean for its future?
Kates, J., Honermann, B. and Millett, G. The ground has shifted under PEPFAR: what does that mean for its future? J Int AIDS Soc.. 2024;27: e26396. doi:10.1002/jia2.26396
Is HIV epidemic control by 2030 realistic?
Beyrer, C., Tomaras, G.D., Gelderblom, H.C., Gray, G.E., Janes, H.E., Bekker, L.G., Millett, G., Pantaleo, G., Buchbinder, S., Corey, L. Is HIV epidemic control by 2030 realistic? Lancet HIV. 2024 Jul;11(7): e489-e494. doi:10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00098-5
Community-led monitoring of HIV and viral hepatitis services: lessons learned and impacts from India and Indonesia
Khwairakpam, G., Nalinikanta, R., Thomas, C., Baptiste, S.L., Lankiewicz, E. Community-led monitoring of HIV and viral hepatitis services: lessons learned and impacts from India and Indonesia. J Int AIDS Soc. 2024 Oct;27(10): e26373. doi:10.1002/jia2.26373
2023
There is no path to ending AIDS by 2030 without improving human rights
Baral, S., Millett, G., Syarif, O., Turpin, N., Schwartz, S. There is no path to ending AIDS by 2030 without improving human rights. J Int AIDS Soc. 2023 Dec;26(12): e26197. doi:10.1002/jia2.26197
Associations between punitive policies and legal barriers to consensual same-sex sexual acts and HIV among gay men and other men who have sex with men in sub-Saharan Africa: a multicountry, respondent-driven sampling survey
Lyons, C., Twahirwa Rwema, J., Makofane, K., et al. Associations between punitive policies and legal barriers to consensual same-sex sexual acts and HIV among gay men and other men who have sex with men in sub-Saharan Africa: a multicountry, respondent-driven sampling survey. The Lancet HIV. 2023;10: e186-e194, doi:10.1016/S2352-3018(22)00336-8
Failing to learn the lessons: the U.S. response on global health security ignores 20 years of PEPFAR
Honermann, B., Bass, E. and Millett, G. Failing to learn the lessons: the U.S. response on global health security ignores 20 years of PEPFAR. J Int AIDS Soc. 2023;26: e26108. doi:10.1002/jia2.26108