Policy Guidance Mitigating the Development Impacts of HIV/AIDS

摘要

SAID has been a key implementing agency in the Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a comprehensive $15 billion U.S. Government response to the HIV/AIDS crisis. Led by the Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator at the Department of State. PEPFAR is working in every region to expand access to antiretroviral (ARV) treatment, reduce mother-to-child transmission, increase the number of people reached by community and home-based care, provide essential services to children affected by HIV/AIDS, and promote education and behavior change programs that emphasize prevention of transmission. Results in focus countries have been impressive, and PEPFAR is on track to achieve its goals of providing ARV treatment to 2 million HIV-infected people, preventing 7 million new infections, and providing care to 10 million people infected or affected by HIV/AIDS, including orphans and vulnerable children. Meanwhile, the devastating impact of HIV/IADS on overall development, a critical consequence of the epidemic, needs to be addressed at the country level. This paper provides internal policy and strategy guidance to assist operating units in all sectors in HIV/AIDS-affected regions to develop and implement responses to mitigate the development impacts of HIV/AIDS.