  
November 30, 2009
Report: PEPFAR, Other Global AIDS Initiatives Ease Pandemic
The President’s Emergency Plan for
AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and other global AIDS initiatives have contributed to
significant declines in AIDS-related mortality, according to a report by amfAR,
The Foundation for AIDS Research, and the Center for Global Health Policy.
The report also shows that these
efforts have strengthened primary care in countries most affected by HIV/AIDS
and have enhanced the treatment and prevention of other diseases, such as
malaria and tuberculosis.
“The report comes as there are
worrisome signs the U.S. government is considering a significant slowing in the
scale-up of global AIDS prevention and treatment,” said Chris Collins, vice
president and director for public policy at amfAR. “A retreat on our global
AIDS commitments would jeopardize the gains we’ve made.”
The report urges U.S. policymakers
and Obama administration officials to increase HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment,
which can help build broader and more sustainable health care in developing
countries.
“PEPFAR and other global AIDS
programs have given more than 4 million people in resource-poor countries a
second chance,” said Christine Lubinski, director of the Center for Global
Health Policy. “Going forward, PEPFAR can serve as a backbone for the
revitalization of primary care in Africa.”
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