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The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
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President and First Lady Bush join President and Mama Kikwete at Amana hospital with PEPFAR beneficiaries. –Photo courtesy of White House official photographer.
“So one of the advantages is that their son is healthy… He is not orphaned thanks to the PEPFAR program.”
-President Jakaya Kikwete,
February 17th, 2008
PEPFAR/Tanzania: The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is the largest commitment ever by a single nation toward an international health initiative -- a five year, $15 billion dollar, comprehensive approach to globally combating the disease.
Announced by President George W. Bush in 2003, the five-year goals of the Emergency Plan include support for treatment for 2 million HIV infected people, support for prevention of 7 million new infections, and support for care for 10 million people infected, or affected, by HIV/AIDS.
As of September 2007, PEPFAR has supported more then 96,700 individuals to receive anti-retroviral treatment; 745, 000 individuals to receive care services (including orphans and vulnerable children and people living with HIV/AIDS); and 5,750,000 individuals to be reached with community outreach HIV/AIDS prevention activities.
By the end of this fiscal year, America will have provided over $817 million to Tanzania towards combating HIV/AIDS. This assistance comes from the American people and is part of overall U.S. Government direct and multilateral assistance to Tanzania of more than 750 billion Tanzanian shillings.
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