Go Further

Launched in May 2018, Go Further is an innovative public-private partnership between the U.S. President Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, the George W. Bush Institute, UNAIDS, and Merck.

Go Further is committed to creating a healthier future for women. The partnership aims to reduce new cervical cancer cases by 95 percent among women living with HIV in twelve African countries, which have some of the highest rates of HIV prevalence and cervical cancer incidence in the world.

Go Further invests in partner countries to integrate and scale-up cervical cancer screening and treatment services within existing platforms for HIV treatment and women’s health.

The Bush Institute and PEPFAR have partnered in this space since 2011, and since Go Further was launched in 2018, PEPFAR has invested over $93 million in cervical cancer screening and treatment for HIV-positive women.

The success of this program is made possible by the thousands of mothers, sisters, and daughters who bravely confront HIV and cervical cancer diagnoses every day.

Through this partnership

• More than 1 million cervical cancer screenings supported for women living with HIV
• For 880,000 women, this was their first cervical cancer screening
• More than 78,000 screenings found to have pre-cancerous lesions or suspected cancer
• 65% of the pre-cancerous lesions found during screenings were treated – we are working to scale our efforts