HIV/AIDS Task Force

The HIV/AIDS Task Force works to build bipartisan consensus on critical U.S. policy initiatives and to emphasize the centrality of U.S. leadership in strengthening country-level capacities to enhance prevention, care, and treatment of HIV/AIDS

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The CSIS HIV/AIDS Task Force has transitioned to its next phase as part of the larger CSIS Global Health Policy Center.

Since its conception, the CSIS HIV/AIDS task force sought to build bipartisan consensus on critical U.S. policy initiatives and to emphasize to senior U.S. policymakers, opinion leaders, and the corporate sector the centrality of U.S. leadership in strengthening country-level capacities to enhance prevention, care, and treatment of HIV/AIDS. J. Stephen Morrison, director of the Global Health Policy Center, managed the overall project, in cooperation with the CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies, the CSIS Russia/Eurasia Program, and the CSIS South Asia Program.

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Africa’s HIV Response and Emerging Health Security Redesign

The U.S. government’s sudden retreat on foreign assistance has significantly altered health security efforts in Africa, of which HIV has been the dominant focus. A redesigned approach, one with new commitments and opportunities, has been forming.

Commentary by Alicia Carbaugh — November 3, 2025

PEPFAR’s Golden Era Is Over. It Urgently Needs a Five-Year Transition Plan

There is no path back to PEPFAR’s old model, but with political will and skilled leadership, it is possible to navigate PEPFAR’s reduced capabilities and mission, manage current shocks, ensure an orderly handoff, and achieve an accelerated, five-year transition plan.

Critical Questions by Jirair Ratevosian, J. Stephen Morrison, and Katherine E. Bliss — May 16, 2025

Closing the Prevention Gap

The development of long-acting PrEP methods makes it a pivotal moment for the global HIV response. Transforming HIV prevention will depend on ensuring a comprehensive set of PrEP options are available, affordable, and acceptable to populations vulnerable to the virus.

Brief by Katherine E. Bliss — December 3, 2024

The World’s Largest HIV Epidemic

CSIS conducted research over 2019 and early 2020 into why the world’s largest HIV epidemic persists in South Africa. The remote and on-the-ground research sought to understand the reasons for continuing large numbers of new infections and what is being done to address them.

Report by Sara M. Allinder — April 15, 2020

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