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 expands the U.S. Government commitment to this successful program for five additional years, from 2009 through 2013. In 2003, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) was launched to combat global HIV/AIDS – the largest commitment by any nation to combat a single disease in history. This legislation will increase 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, including: $39 billion for:
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When PEPFAR was launched in 2003, approximately 50,000 people in sub-Saharan Africa were receiving antiretroviral treatment. Today, PEPFAR supports lifesaving treatment for approximately 2.1 million people worldwide, the vast majority of them in sub-Saharan Africa. PEPFAR has also supported care for more than 10.1 million people worldwide, including more than 4 million orphans and vulnerable children. To date, PEPFAR has allowed nearly 240,000 infants to be born HIV-free. These statistics are promising, yet there is no way to quantify PEPFAR’s greatest achievement – the spread of hope.
Bilateral Partnership Frameworks The U.S. Government will pursue Partnership Frameworks by which PEPFAR resources and other commitments will increase in partnership with countries dedicated to fighting their HIV epidemics. Through these frameworks, host nations will strengthen their collaboration with the U.S. Government by:
Multilateral Partnerships The U.S. Government, through PEPFAR, will help to bolster multilateral efforts by continuing to engage international organizations as partners and to put accessibility, quality and sustainability at the center of all HIV/AIDS work. This complex effort requires close cooperation with the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS); and other international partners. The U.S. Government is the largest single contributor to the Global Fund. The U.S. Government has contributed approximately $3.5 billion to the Global Fund since 2001, and has pledged approximately $4.5 billion. In addition to providing direct financial support to the Global Fund, the U.S. Government supports Global Fund grant implementation and oversight through bilateral programming and centrally-funded technical assistance. Inspiring a Global Response In June 2007 the United States and other G8 nations set ambitious goals to collectively support treatment for a total of 5 million HIV-infected individuals, prevent 24 million new infections, and care for 24 million people, including 10 million orphans and vulnerable children, as well as to cut malaria-related deaths by 50 percent in 30 countries. At the 2008 G8 meeting and in other fora, the U.S. has reported publicly on its programs’ contributions to meeting these goals. |
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