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PEPFAR

Presidents’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (Emergency Plan/PEPFAR) is the largest commitment ever by any nation for an international health initiative dedicated to a single disease – a five-year, $15 billion, multifaceted approach to combating the disease in more than 120 countries around the world.

• International Cooperation
  The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR/Emergency Plan) seeks to promote comprehensive responses to HIV/AIDS at the country level by building international commitment to coordinated action.
• Public-Private Partnerships
  Recognizing that partnerships are needed to sustain programs for the long-term, Congress authorized PEPFAR to promote public-private partnerships as a priority element of U.S. strategy to combat the HIV/AIDS pandemic and other global health crises.
• Countries
  The U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief is working around the world to combat HIV/AIDS. Through partnerships with host nations, the Emergency Plan is creating hope for a brighter future. In FY 2006 the United States Government provided bilateral, regional and volunteer programs to assist 114 countries in HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care activities.

Other Global HIV/AIDS Resources

Global AIDS Program (CDC)
Under the direction of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator's Office, the Department of Health and Human Services CDC Global AIDS Program (GAP) is a partner in the unified U.S. Government effort to implement the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). GAP helps resource-constrained countries prevent HIV infection; improve treatment, care, and support for people living with HIV; and build capacity and infrastructure to address the global HIV/AIDS pandemic.

• Interested in helping to stop the impact of HIV/AIDS around the world? See the employment opportunities with the HHS Global AIDS Program.

National Library of Medicine (NIH)

• International Resources
  A collection on non-Federal international HIV/AIDS resources compiled by the National Library of Medicine’s Specialized Information Services.
• Organizations for Health Professionals
  A collection on non-Federal organizations involved in international efforts to combat HIV/AIDS compiled by the National Library of Medicine’s Specialized Information Services.

USAID – HIV/AIDS
USAID is an independent Federal government agency that receives overall foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State. With HIV/AIDS programs in nearly 100 countries, USAID has been involved in the global effort to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS since 1986.

• Technical Areas
  USAID supports and implements a variety of programs in technical areas critical to fighting HIV/AIDS in the countries USAID operates. These technical areas include Treatment, Prevention, Care and Support, and Research.
• Supply Chain Management System (SCMS)
  SCMS is project is PEPFAR funded project administered by USAID that will help host nations increase their capacity for delivering essential lifesaving HIV/AIDS medicines and supplies to people in need of treatment and care.
• HIV/AIDS Human Capacity Development Initiative
  The development of skills, capabilities, and systems for an effective response to HIV/AIDS at all levels.
• Women and AIDS
  Information on how USAID has supported activities that address issues facing women and HIV/AIDS.

United Nations

UNAIDS
UNAIDS, the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS, brings together the efforts and resources of ten UN organizations that are active in the global AIDS response. UNAIDS has five focus areas including: leadership and advocacy, strategic information and technical support, tracking monitoring and evaluation, civil society engagement and mobilization of resources, and works on the ground in more the 75 countries world wide. Their website provides information and resources related to UNAIDS programs as well as information about HIV/AIDS worldwide.

World Health Organization

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO): AIDS and STI
This resource provides guidelines and reports related to HIV/AIDS surveillance, prevention and control, about PAHO activities in North and South America, and a listing of general information and links. PAHO is a regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO).

World Health Organization: HIV Infections
As the directing and coordinating authority on international health, the World Health Organization (WHO) takes the lead within the UN system in the global health sector response to HIV/AIDS. The HIV/AIDS Department provides evidence-based, technical support to WHO Member States to help them scale up treatment, care and prevention services as well as drugs and diagnostics supply to ensure a comprehensive and sustainable response to HIV/AIDS. Their website provides information and resources related to WHO programs as well as information about HIV/AIDS worldwide.