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Reach Initiative
The REACH Initiative: Research and Education in HIV/AIDS for Resource-Poor Countries was a unique funding program that provided for innovative and collaborative research and/or education projects that optimize HIV/AIDS treatment and care in resource-poor countries. During 2007 and 2008, Tibotec issued two requests for proposals. More than 360 grant submissions were received representing a breadth of projects and research priorities for HIV for resource-limited settings. In all, the REACH Initiative awarded 21 grants and its recipients are generating exciting results.
The goal of the REACH Initiative was to foster the work of emerging biomedical and social researchers and educators working on HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention in resource-poor settings in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe.
The REACH Initiative sponsored collaborative projects between organizations in the developed and developing world, supported skills- and capacity-building, and encouraged projects that addressed the needs of women and girls.
Some projects have now been completed, others are still ongoing. Each aims to continue to improve HIV diagnostics, treatment, education and care around the world.
Grantees have presented their results worldwide, with presentations at international and regional conferences - including the International AIDS Conference (IAC), the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI), and the INTEREST Workshop - as well as a growing number of journal publications.
Examples of Recent REACH Grantee Presentations and Publications
- Boulware D, Bergemann T, Meya D, Vlasova I, Okiring E, Kambugu A, Janoff E, & Bohjanen P. (2008). Microarray-based analysis of immune activation in AIDS patients in Sub-Saharan Africa before and after initiation of antiretroviral therapy. XVII International AIDS Conference, Mexico City, Mexico. Poster Presentation. Abstract: A-072-0075-14907.
- Iglesias D, Zolfo M, Kiyan C, Suarez V, De Waard I, Fucay L, Llacsahuanga E, & Echevarria J.(2009). Mobile learning for health care workers' training in resource-limited settings. 5th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention. Cape Town, South Africa. Poster exhibition.
- Leisegang R, Cleary S, Hislop M, Davidse A, Regensberg L, Little F, & Maartens G. (2009). Early and late direct costs in a Southern African antiretroviral programme: A retrospective cohort analysis. PLoS Medicine 6(12).
- Peltzer K, Friend-du Preez, N, Ramlagan S, & Anderson J. (2010). Antiretroviral treatment adherence among HIV patients in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. BMC Public Health, 10(111).
For more information on the winning programs and projects, as well as their subsequent results, please download:
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