Pepfar Implementation: Progress and Promise

By Jaime Sepulveda

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309109825
• ISBN13: 9780309109826
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 396 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.0"