Partnering in the Fight against HIV/AIDS (Updated May 2009)

Partnering in the Fight against HIV/AIDS  On July 30, 2008, 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, authorizing up to $48 billion from 2009 to 2013 to combat global HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. This law authorized the U.S. Government, through the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), to establish Partnership Frameworks with host countries to promote a more sustainable approach to combating HIV/AIDS, characterized by strengthened country capacity, ownership, and leadership. Purpose of Partnership Frameworks: Partnership Frameworks provide a 5-year joint strategic framework for cooperation between the U.S. Government, the partner government, and other partners to combat HIV/AIDS in the host country through service delivery, policy reform, and coordinated financial commitments. Partnership Frameworks support and strengthen national HIV/AIDS strategies and focus on building strategic partnerships with host nations to secure long-term sustainability of HIV/AIDS programs. Partnership Frameworks will be established with transparency, accountability, and the active participation of other key partners from civil society, the private sector, other bilateral and multilateral partners, and international organizations. Partnership Framework Countries: To date, the following countries have been invited to develop a Partnership Framework: Botswana, Caribbean Region, Central America Region, Central Asia Region, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominican Republic, Ghana, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Ukraine, Vietnam, and Zambia. Over the life of the Partnership Framework, PEPFAR and other partners will jointly: Develop a document outlining a strategic five-year framework of collaboration that includes two sections: a Partnership Framework and a Partnership Framework Implementation Plan. Sign the Partnership Framework document. Conduct annual reviews of the Partnership Framework and Implementation Plan. Develop annual work plans for the Partnership Framework through PEPFAR's annual program planning process. Report annually on Framework achievements through PEPFAR's annual program results reporting process. Resources: DRAFT Guidance for PEPFAR Partnership Frameworks and Partnership Framework Implementation Plans: www.pepfar.gov/guidance/framework/index.htm.