U.S. Agencies

The Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator (S/GAC)
The U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate to coordinate and oversee the U.S. global response to HIV/AIDS. Reporting directly to the Secretary of State, the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator:

• Leads the U.S. Government's international HIV/AIDS efforts;
• Ensures program and policy coordination among the relevant USG agencies and departments and nongovernmental organizations, avoiding duplication of effort;
• Pursues coordination with other countries and international organizations;
• Resolves policy, program, and funding disputes among the relevant USG agencies and departments;
• Directly approves all activities of the United States relating to combating HIV/AIDS in countries with significant U.S. global AIDS investments; and
• Promotes program accountability and monitors progress toward meeting the goals of the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
USAID programs in global health represent the commitment and determination of the United States Government to prevent suffering, save lives, and create a brighter future for families in the developing world. USAID's commitment to improving global health includes confronting global health challenges through improving the quality, availability, and use of essential health services. USAID's objective is to improve global health, including child, maternal, and reproductive health, and reduce abortion and disease, especially HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis. USAID's Global Health Bureau supports field health programs, advances research and innovation in selected areas relevant to overall Agency health objectives, and transfers new technologies to the field through its own staff work, coordination with other donors, and a portfolio of grants and with an annual budget in fiscal year 2007 of nearly $4.15 billion.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
CDC is a leader in promoting public health for all people, protecting the United States and the world from health threats, and working with global partners to realize the goal of “Healthy People in a Healthy World—Through Prevention.” CDC works with partners to prevent and control infectious and chronic diseases; respond to international disasters; and build sustainable global public health capacity by training epidemiologists, laboratory scientists, and public health managers.

• At the heart of the CDC's highly capable and committed global health staff are the more than 280 assignees in 50-plus countries, including approximately 40 staff detailed to international organizations. They are supported by the expertise and efforts of approximately 1,500 locally employed staff, 100 contract staff, and 30 fellows working overseas and supplemented by hundreds of headquarters staff who travel overseas each year to provide temporary technical assistance and expertise.
• More than 40 CDC staff are assigned to share their expertise with international organizations, including WHO, the World Bank, the Red Cross, and others.
• CDC staff go on more than 2,500 temporary international assignments each year to respond to disease outbreaks or to build public health capacity.

GHI Strategic Council
The whole of government is engaged in the GHI through the GHI Strategic Council, which includes representatives from a wider set of U.S. agencies and departments that have expertise in areas critical for GHI implementation, and by the National Security Council, which provides high-level policy guidance on the Administration’s global health efforts. View the GHI Strategic Council Agencies»