Fighting HIV/AIDS in Africa: A Progress Report : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on African Affairs of the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, Second Session, April 7, 2004 |
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Page 10 - ... already under way in fighting HIV/AIDS by some of the most under-resourced communities in the world. These communities have responded, in whatever way they can, to fellow community members in need. With our support, we hope to amplify and sustain their efforts to combat the devastation of HIV/AIDS.
Page 9 - Field presence and strong relationships with host governments in over 100 countries; and, — Well-developed partnerships with non-governmental, faith-based and international organizations that can deliver HIV/AIDS programs. — And we are implementing not a new bureaucracy but a new leadership model for those existing capabilities — a model that brings together, under the direction of the United States Global AIDS Coordinator, all of the programs and personnel of all agencies and departments of...
Page 9 - With our next round of funding, I expect to place an additional focus on attracting new partners, including more faith-based and community-based organizations, that can bring expanded capacity and innovative new thinking to this effort. With just this first round of funds, an additional 50,000 people living with HIV/ AIDS in the 14 focus countries will begin to receive anti-retroviral treatment, which will nearly double the number of people who are currently receiving treatment in all of sub-Saharan...
Page 10 - Congress's assistance in ensuring that was able to happen. Mr. Chairman, I am grateful for your and this Committee's resolve to defeating the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Your leadership and support has facilitated the speed with which we are responding to people in need, and that commitment will ensure our success — success that will be measured in lives saved, families held intact, and nations moving forward with development.
Page 9 - The programs of these specific recipients were chosen because they have existing operations among the focus countries, have a proven track record, and have the capacity to rapidly scale up their operations and begin having an immediate impact. Our intent has been to move as quickly as possible to bring immediate relief to those who are suffering the devastation of HIV/AIDS. By initially concentrating on scaling up existing programs that have proven experience and measurable track records, that's...
Page 9 - In addition, prevention through abstinence messages will reach about 500,000 additional young people in the Plan's 14 focus countries in Africa and the Caribbean. The first tranche of funding from the President's Emergency Plan will also provide resources to assist in the care of about 60,000 additional orphans in the Plan's 14 focus countries in Africa and the Caribbean.
Page 8 - ... in fighting HIV/AIDS by some of the most under-resourced communities in the world. These communities have responded, in whatever way they can, to fellow community members in need. With our support, we hope to amplify and sustain their efforts to combat the devastation of HIV/AIDS. That is why getting the first wave of funding released quickly after the appropriation was so critical, and I appreciate the Congress's assistance in ensuring that was able to happen. Mr. Chairman, I am grateful for...
Page 9 - ... focus countries, over the five years of the Emergency Plan: • We will provide anti-retroviral treatment for two million people; • We will prevent seven million AIDS deaths; and, • We will provide care to 10 million people who are infected or affected by the disease in the focus countries. • We are not starting from scratch. Rather, we are capitalizing on existing core strengths of the US Government, including: • Established funding and disbursement mechanisms; • Two decades of expertise...
Page 8 - ... go to support our principal multilateral partner in this effort, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, which, in fact, the United States helped to fund with the first contribution in May of 2001.
Page 10 - Implementing strong strategic information systems that will provide vital feedback and input to direct our continued learning and identification of best practices. Within that framework, we will strive to coordinate and collaborate our efforts in order to respond to local needs and to be consistent with host government strategies and priorities. In addition, we intend to amplify our own worldwide response to HIV/AIDS by working with international partners, such as UNAIDS, the World Health Organization,...