Evaluating Outcomes of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief in Africa
Authors: Peter D. Johnson
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2010)

Letters19 January 2010Evaluating Outcomes of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief in AfricaPeter D. Johnson, MA, PhD, Laura M. Heaton, Peter O. Way, Timothy B. Fowler, and Dianna M. EdgilPeter D. Johnson, MA, PhDFrom U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233, and Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC 20520.Search for more papers by this author, Laura M. HeatonFrom U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233, and Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC 20520.Search for more papers by this author, Peter O. WayFrom U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233, and Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC 20520.Search for more papers by this author, Timothy B. FowlerFrom U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233, and Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC 20520.Search for more papers by this author, and Dianna M. EdgilFrom U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233, and Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC 20520.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-152-2-201001190-00020 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:Bendavid and Bhattacharya (1) present an interesting and innovative approach to analyzing the effect of PEPFAR in focus countries. We would like to provide some additional information on the scope of PEPFAR activities and further elaborate on some conclusions and interpretations discussed in the article.Since 2007, the U.S. Census Bureau has evaluated PEPFAR through estimations of life-years gained, not deaths averted, at the recommendation of UNAIDS (2). The Bureau (3) estimates that 3.2 million cumulative life-years were gained from 2004 to 2009 in the 15 PEPFAR focus countries.The authors' conclusion that no difference in the ...References1. Bendavid E, Bhattacharya J. The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief in Africa: an evaluation of outcomes. Ann Intern Med. 2009;150:688-95. [PMID: 19349625] LinkGoogle Scholar2. Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Methods for estimation of ART's impact on deaths averted/delayed; and Developments in EPP 2007. Report of the meeting of the UNAIDS Reference Group on Estimates, Modelling and Projections, Baltimore, USA, July 13, 2007. Accessed at www.epidem.org/Publications/Baltimore2007_13July.pdf on 1 December 2009. Google Scholar3. Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator. PEPFAR 2009 Annual Report to Congress. Washington, DC; 2009. Accessed at www.pepfar.gov/documents/organization/113827.pdf on 1 December 2009. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233, and Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC 20520.Disclosures: None disclosed. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoThe President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief in Africa: An Evaluation of Outcomes Eran Bendavid and Jayanta Bhattacharya Evaluating Outcomes of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief in Africa Eran Bendavid Evaluating Outcomes of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief in Africa Grace Sedio Evaluating Outcomes of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief in Africa Julio S.G. Montaner , Viviane D. Lima , and Brian G. Williams Metrics 19 January 2010Volume 152, Issue 2Page: 132KeywordsAIDSAntiretroviral therapyConflicts of interestHIV ePublished: 19 January 2010 Issue Published: 19 January 2010 CopyrightCopyright © 2010 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...