PEPFAR Implementation

In 2003, Congress passed the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act, which established a 5-year, $15 billion initiative to help countries around the world respond to their AIDS epidemics. The initiative is generally referred to by the title of the 5-year strategy required by the act—PEPFAR, or the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.PEPFAR Implementation evaluates this initiative's progress and concludes that although PEPFAR has made a promising start, U.S. leadership is still needed in the effort to respond to the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The book recommends that the program transition from its focus on emergency relief to an emphasis on the long-term strategic planning and capacity building necessary for a sustainable response. PEPFAR Implementation will be of interest to policy makers, health care professionals, special interest groups, and others interested in global AIDS relief.Table of ContentsFront MatterAbstract and SummaryPart I The U.S. Global AIDS Initiative, 1 Introduction2 The U.S. Global AIDS Initiative: Context and BackgroundPart II Progress on the First 5-Year Strategy -- PEPFAR, 3 PEPFAR's Management4 PEPFAR's Prevention Category5 PEPFAR's Treatment Category6 PEPFAR's Care Category7 PEPFAR's Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children CategoryPart III Looking to the Future, 8 Toward SustainabilityAppendix A AcknowledgmentsAppendix B MethodsAppendix C Plan for a Short-term Evaluation of PEPFAR Implementation -- Letter Report # 1Appendix D Selected Bibliography for 25-Year Overview of Global HIV/AIDSAppendix E Abbreviations and AcronymsAppendix F Committee and Staff BiographiesAppendix G Information-Gathering Meeting AgendasIndex