Dhirisha Naidoo

Dhirisha Naidoo

Dhirisha Naidoo is chief of party for the BroadReach APACE program in South Africa, a PEPFAR-funded USAID HIV treatment and care program. Starting out as a nurse 20 years ago in one of the first PEPFAR-backed clinics in SA, today she leads one of USAID’s largest HIV programs globally.

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Opinion: At the epicenter of the HIV epidemic, we still need PEPFAR

Opinion: At the epicenter of the HIV epidemic, we still need PEPFAR

about 2 years ago // Global Health

While the future of PEPFAR remains in the balance, this account from South Africa’s Dhirisha Naidoo shows how successful PEPFAR has been and what is at stake if we lose focus on ending HIV as a public health threat by 2030.