Welcome to The Global AIDS Program  
 

The Global AIDS Program (GAP) helps prevent HIV infection, improve care and support and build capacity to address the global HIV/AIDS pandemic. GAP provides financial and technical assistance through partnerships with communities, governments, and national and international entities working in resource-constrained countries.

On January 28, 2003, during the State of the Union Address, President Bush announced The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (The Emergency Plan), a five-year, $15 billion initiative to combat the global HIV/AIDS pandemic. These resources focus primarily on 15 of the most afflicted countries in the world. Specifically, The Emergency Plan is intended to treat 2 million HIV-infected people, prevent 7 million new infections, and care for 10 million HIV-infected individuals and AIDS orphans. For further information on The Emergency Plan please see (http://www.state.gov/s/gac/).

Under coordination of the State Department Global AIDS Coordinator’s Office, HHS/CDC GAP partners with other U.S. government agencies, including the National Institutes of Health, the Health Resources Services Administration, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Department of Defense, and the Peace Corps to achieve The Emergency Plan goals in the 15 focus countries. At the same time, GAP continues to provide vital support to all 25 of the GAP country programs and four regional programs.