Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS Prevention Subcommittee
International Subcommittee Resolution
WHEREAS, The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is the largest commitment of an international health initiative dedicated to a single disease by any nation;
WHEREAS, PEPFAR is in the 4th year of an initial 5-year program that has rapidly expanded access to essential, life-saving HIV prevention, treatment, and care services in 15 focus countries that constitute more than 50 percent of the global HIV epidemic;
WHEREAS, the PEPFAR program was begun as a humanitarian program designed to dramatically improve the health of, and provide hope to, millions of citizens in these focus countries;
WHEREAS, the PEPFAR program also has importance for long-term global economic development, stabilization of societies, and the strategic interest of the United States;
WHEREAS, the PEPFAR program is also a reflection of the U.S. Government’s commitment to global health as an important component of U.S. foreign policy;
BE IT RESOLVED that the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) recommends that the PEPFAR program be reauthorized before the end of Calendar Year 2007 and expanded for the purpose of maintaining the momentum of this unprecedented demonstration of the commitment of the American people to addressing one of the most pressing global health challenges of our time.
The motion was passed by the Council with one abstention.
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