The future of the US response to global HIV/AIDS

摘要

A decade ago the world faced the devastating consequences of an HIV pandemic that to many seemed unstoppable. But when the US Government committed support to the response to HIV in 2003 by creating the largest bilateral global health programme in history, it set bold goals. Thanks to its investments in HIV programmes and its health diplomacy efforts in partner countries around the globe, especially in those most affected by HIV, the US initiative known as the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) met or even surpassed most of those goals: saving the lives of millions of people; supporting the scale-up of HIV prevention, care, and treatment; and strengthening systems and policies for the HIV response.