Frequently Asked Questions

What is PEPFAR?
The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is a five-year, $15 billion initiative designed to turn the tide in combating the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Through PEPFAR the U.S. government hopes to help prevent 7 million new infections, treat 2 million HIV-infected people with life-saving drugs, and provide care for 10 million people with HIV, orphans, and other vulnerable children.

What are the areas that PEPFAR addresses?
PEPFAR funds are being used to address four areas of concern related to HIV and AIDS: prevention, treatment, palliative care, and care of orphans and vulnerable children.

How will the $15 billion be allocated?
The US will continue to support some 60 bilateral HIV/AIDS programs throughout the world with nearly $5 billion in PEPFAR funds. PEPFAR also will provide $9 billion in new money to specifically assist 15 countries in Africa, the Caribbean and Asia where such support can help turn the tide of the epidemic. PEPFAR also will provide at least $1 billion to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. This contribution will bring the total USG contribution to the Fund to more than $1.9 billion.

Which countries are benefiting from PEPFAR?
Approximately $9 billion of EPFAR resources will be focused on 15 countries: Botswana, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Guyana, Haiti, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam and Zambia. These countries account for nearly 20 million HIV-infected men, women and children - almost 70 percent of the total in all of Africa and the Caribbean.

Who will administer the funds in Cote d’Ivoire?
The USG implementing team in Cote d’Ivoire for the Emergency Plan is led by Ambassador Ambassador Phillip Carter III (Department of State) and comprises USAID, Centers for Disease Control (CDC / Projet RETRO-CI), and Department of Defense.

Which groups will be eligible to receive funding?
Cote d’Ivoire Government entities at all levels, non-governmental organizations, private sector and academic institutions, faith-based and community-based organizations, and many others who can contribute to the achievement of the PEPFAR targets are eligible to receive PEPFAR funding.

What are the Emergency Plan goals in Cote d’Ivoire?
The five-year goals of the Emergency Plan in Cote d’Ivoire are to provide ARV treatment to 77,000 people, avert 265,000 new HIV infections, and provide care and support to 385,000 HIV infected individuals and orphans. Cote d’Ivoire’s multisectoral response already engages a host of partners, including the government, civil society, faith-based groups, people living with HIV/AIDS, and the private sector.