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Fact Sheet: President Bush Announces Five-Year, $30 Billion HIV/AIDS Plan
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For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary May 30, 2007

Fact Sheet: President Bush Announces Five-Year, $30 Billion HIV/AIDS Plan
Continues American Commitment To Leading The Fight Against AIDS

ÿÿWhite House News

ÿÿÿÿÿ President Bush Announces Five-Year, $30 Billion HIV/AIDS Plan ÿÿÿÿÿ
In Focus: HIV/AIDS

Today, President George W. Bush Announced His Desire To Double America's
Commitment to Fight Global HIV/AIDS. He Will Work With Congress To
Reauthorize The United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis,
And Malaria Act Of 2003, Which Established The President's Emergency Plan
For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The President also announced his intention to
double the initial $15 billion commitment, already the largest
international health initiative dedicated to a specific disease. Assuming
Congress meets the President's request for Fiscal Year 2008, and with the
new $30 billion proposal, the American people have committed $48.3 billion
across 10 years to fight HIV/AIDS.
  þ The President also announced that through March 31, 2007 _ after 3
    years of PEPFAR implementation _ the American people have supported
    treatment for 1.1 million people in the 15 focus countries*, including
    more than 1 million in Africa. President Bush thanked Congress for its
    strong bipartisan support for PEPFAR and called for passage of
    reauthorizing legislation consistent with the program's successful
    principles.
  þ PEPFAR's success is rooted in support for country-owned strategies and
    programs with commitment of resources and dedication to results,
    achieved through the power of partnerships with governments,
    non-governmental, faith- and community-based organizations and the
    private sector. With full implementation of a new >Partnership Compact_
    model, the next phase of the American people's commitment to those
    suffering from HIV/AIDS will continue to expand life-saving treatment,
    comprehensive prevention programs and care for those in need, including
    orphans and vulnerable children, to support:
      þ Treatment for 2.5 million people
      þ Prevention of more than 12 million new infections
      þ Care for more than 12 million people, including 5 million orphans
        and vulnerable children.

The New Plan Emphasizes Continuation And Expansion

Continuation _ HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention and care are life-long needs,
and the American people will continue to support those served during
PEPFAR's first 5 years.

Expansion _PEPFAR will further expand efforts to strengthen health systems,
and to leverage programs that address malaria, tuberculosis, child and
maternal health, clean water, food and nutrition, education and other
needs. The Plan will emphasize transitioning from an emergency to a
sustainable response for treatment, prevention and care.
  þ 1. Power of Partnerships _ The US will pursue >Partnership Compacts_ by
    which U.S. resources and other commitments will increase in partnership
    with countries dedicated to fighting their HIV epidemics through:
      þ Increasing their own resources, according to economic ability, for
        HIV/AIDS and health systems so that the combined resources can
        achieve the reauthorization's goals.
      þ Implementing policies and practices to optimize effectiveness of
        resources in key areas, e.g. health workforce expansion, gender
        equality, protection of the rights of orphans, effective HIV
        counseling and testing, and others to be identified as Partnership
        Compacts are developed.
  þ The new Partnership Compacts are crucial to meeting the ambitious
    targets set by the President today. Absent their full implementation,
    two million new infections could go unprevented; and another million
    people would not receive care, including 400,000 orphans and vulnerable
    children.
  þ 2. Multilateral Partners _ The U.S. is the largest contributor to the
    Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The U.S. will look
    to maintain leadership in multilateral efforts, including the Global
    Fund. As required of all PEPFAR partners, it is important that the Fund
    establishes strong accountability and transparency structures and
    maintains PEPFAR's founding principles.

President Bush Reiterated His Call For Developed And Developing Countries _
In Particular Middle-Income Countries Where Projections Suggest Many New
Infections Will Occur -- To Increase Their Contributions To Fighting AIDS.
HIV/AIDS is a global crisis that requires a global response. The U.S.
currently provides as many resources for global HIV/AIDS as all other
developed country governments combined for global HIV/AIDS. But only
together can we turn the tide against the global epidemic.

Background On Today's Presidential Action

President Bush announced PEPFAR in his 2003 State of the Union Address and
signed the initial 5-year, $15 billion authorizing legislation that was
approved with strong bipartisan support. Authorization for PEPFAR expires
at the end of Fiscal Year 2008. Reauthorization is needed this year to
secure America's preeminent leadership role, to assure the world and our
partners of our commitment so rapid scale-up continues, and to provide time
to implement novel aspects of the new Plan.

Building on PEPFAR's Success
  þ Resources - With enactment of the President's Fiscal Year 2008 request,
    the American people will commit $18.3 billion to PEPFAR - exceeding the
    original 5 year, $15 billion commitment.
  þ Results _ PEPFAR is on track to meet its ambitious 5 year goals to
    support treatment for 2 million people, prevention of 7 million new
    infections and care for 10 million people, including orphans and
    vulnerable children (2-7-10 goals).
      þ The President's new proposal with Partnership Compacts: maintains 2
        million people on lifesaving treatment, and supports treatment for
        an additional 500,000; averts 5 million additional HIV infections
        beyond the 7 million averted in the initial phase; and maintains
        care for ten million people, including 4 million orphans and
        vulnerable children, while supporting care for an additional 2.3
        million people, including over 1 million orphans and vulnerable
        children.

*Current focus countries: Botswana, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Guyana, Haiti,
Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania,
Uganda, Vietnam and Zambia.

*Mrs. Bush will travel to Senegal, Mozambique, Zambia and Mali on June
25-29, 2007. Mozambique and Zambia are PEPFAR focus countries, and Mrs.
Bush's visit underscores the U.S. commitment to Africa and will highlight
the advances being made in HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment.


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