The Power of Partnerships: Latest PEPFAR Results (January 2008)

The Power of Partnerships: Latest PEPFAR Results  U.S. Supports Treatment for Nearly 1.45 Million Globally Through Power of Partnerships "The pandemic of HIV/AIDS can be defeated. ... By working together, we can give hope and comfort to millions." -President George W. Bush, 2007 World AIDS Day Proclamation       The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (Emergency Plan/PEPFAR) is on target to achieve its ambitious goals of supporting treatment for two million people, prevention of seven million new infections, and care for 10 million people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS, including orphans and vulnerable children. Latest Treatment Results Globally, the Emergency Plan supported life-saving antiretroviral treatment for approximately 1,445,500 men, women and children through September 30, 2007.   The Emergency Plan supported life-saving antiretroviral treatment for approximately 1,358,500 men, women and children through bilateral programs in PEPFAR’s 15 focus countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.   Of the people receiving antiretroviral treatment through direct U.S. Government (USG) support in the focus countries, nearly 86,000 are children age 14 and under; a 77 percent increase over the number of children on PEPFAR-supported treatment in 2006.   In the focus countries, 62% of the individuals on antiretroviral treatment as a result of direct PEPFAR support are women and girls.   When President Bush announced PEPFAR, it was estimated that only 50,000 people were receiving treatment for HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. By supporting the most comprehensive, evidence-based program in the world, targeting interventions based on the epidemiology of HIV infection in each country, the Emergency Plan has supported through September 30, 2007 in PEPFAR’s 15 focus countries: Prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission services for women during more than 10 million pregnancies;   Antiretroviral prophylaxis for women in over 827,000 pregnancies;   Prevention of an estimated 157,000 infant infections;   Care for more than 6.6 million, including care for more than 2.7 million orphans and vulnerable children;   Over 33 million counseling and testing sessions for men, women and children.       The Power of Partnerships World AIDS Day is a time to recommit ourselves to compassionate action and the power of partnerships that are creating new hope. The 2007 U.S. Government theme for World AIDS Day is “The Power of Partnerships” to highlight the successes and future promise of partnerships in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Working together, the American people and the people of the world can and will achieve much more in the fight against HIV/AIDS. The international theme for World AIDS Day this year is “Stop AIDS: Keep the Promise,” and the United States is doing just that.   Through PEPFAR and the United States’ broader development agenda, the American people have engaged in one of the great humanitarian efforts in history. The foundation of that success has been true partnership, and the rejection of the donor/recipient mentality.   These partnerships are founded in the profound sense of dignity and worth of every human life, and in trust and mutual respect between peoples. They are giving individuals, communities and nations great hope, and are transforming individuals, communities, nations, and -- in the case of sub-Saharan Africa -- much of a sub-continent. Number of Individuals Receiving Antiretroviral Treatment as of September 30, 2007   Downstream1 Upstream2 Total Botswana3 0 90,500 90,500 Cote d'Ivoire 34,900 11,100 46,000 Ethiopia 81,800 0 81,800 Guyana 2,100 0 2,100 Haiti 12,900 0 12,900 Kenya 154,900 11,500 166,400 Mozambique 44,200 34,000 78,200 Namibia 39,700 4,000 43,700 Nigeria 106,100 20,300 126,400 Rwanda 24,800 19,600 44,400 South Africa 204,700 124,300 329,000 Tanzania 83,400 13,300 96,700 Uganda 83,500 22,500 106,000 Vietnam 9,000 2,700 11,700 Zambia 122,700 0 122,700 Total Focus Countries 1,004,700 353,800 1,358,500 Other PEPFAR Countries4 87,000 -- 87,000 Total PEPFAR Countries 1,091,700 353,800 1,445,500 NOTE: Numbers may be adjusted as attribution criteria and reporting systems are refined. Numbers above 100 are rounded to the nearest 100. 1Included in downstream results are individuals reached through service delivery sites that are directly supported by USG interventions/activities (e.g. commodities, drugs, supplies, supervision, training or quality assurance) at the point of service delivery. Results are considered “downstream” if they can be associated with counts of uniquely identified individuals receiving services at unique program or service delivery points. 2Included in upstream results are estimates of individuals served as a result of the USG’s contribution to systems strengthening beyond those counted as receiving direct USG support. Systems strengthening includes support to national, regional, or local activities such as policy development; institutional capacity building; logistics; protocol or guideline development; advocacy; laboratory support; national, regional training; and national management information systems. Upstream support is vital to creating sustainable national systems. 3Botswana results are attributed to the National HIV/AIDS Program. Beginning in FY2005, following a consensus reached between the USG and the Government of Botswana, USG reports its contributions in the form of a single national figure for each relevant indicator. 4All USG bilateral HIV/AIDS programs are developed and implemented within the context of multi-sectoral national HIV/AIDS strategies, under the host country’s national authority. Programming is designed to reflect the comparative advantage of the USG within the national strategy, and it also leverages other resources, including both other international partner and private-sector resources. The number reported for other PEPFAR countries reflects the USG programs outside of the fifteen focus countries that provide direct support at the point of service delivery. Individuals outside of the focus countries receiving treatment as a result of the USG’s contribution to systems strengthening beyond those counted as receiving direct USG support are not included in this total.