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.
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