Making a Difference: Funding (Updated March 2009)

Making a Difference: Funding The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is the largest commitment ever by any nation for an international health initiative dedicated to a single disease - a comprehensive approach to combating HIV/AIDS around the world. Under PEPFAR, the U.S. Government has committed more than $25 billion to the fight against global AIDS. The American people, through PEPFAR, have provided resources and support for communities around the world to meet the challenge of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. These partnerships are having a global impact and transforming the face of our world today. PEPFAR’s planning and reporting process uses operational plans, target-setting and results reporting to translate lessons learned into action, maximizing resource impact.   In five short years, PEPFAR has supported life-saving antiretroviral treatment for more than 2.1 million people, compassionate care for more than 10 million people affected by HIV/AIDS, and prevention of mother-to-child transmission services allowing an estimated 240,000 babies to be born HIV-free.   U.S. funding for PEPFAR has risen from $2.3 billion in FY 2004 to over $6.3 billion in FY 2009.   Through FY 2008, 92 percent of the funds appropriated to PEPFAR were obligated and approximately 68 percent were expended or outlayed – a remarkable testament to the dedication of U.S. Government personnel to save as many lives as possible, as rapidly as possible. A Commitment Renewed On July 30, 2008, H.R. 5501, the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 was signed into law. This legislation will continue the U.S. financial commitment to the fight against global HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, authorizing up to $48 billion to combat the three diseases from FY 2009 through FY 2013.