US President saves 17 million
Donald Trump, current US President |
The US Secretary of State,
Michael R. Pompeo, has announced the latest results achieved by American
leadership and partnerships through the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for
AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) which has now saved more than 17 million lives.
As of September 30, 2018, PEPFAR
is supporting over 14.6 million people on lifesaving antiretroviral treatment,
including over 700,000 children. This is compared with the 50,000 people who
were on HIV treatment in Africa when PEPFAR began in 2003. PEPFAR has also
enabled over 2.4 million babies to be born HIV-free to mothers living with HIV
and supported over 6.8 million orphans, vulnerable children, and their
caregivers.
Additional PEPFAR data reveal
that Ethiopia is on the verge of achieving HIV epidemic control and that
Nigeria may be closer to achieving HIV epidemic control than was previously
thought, with the majority of Nigerians who report being on HIV treatment
having suppressed their viral replication, allowing them to thrive and not
transmit the virus.
This progress builds on that
highlighted in the 2018 PEPFAR Strategy Progress Report released in September,
which shows that up to 13 high-HIV-burden countries are now on pace to control
their HIV epidemic by 2020 through the support of the U.S. government and the
contributions of other partners. That report also highlighted that many more of
the 53 countries globally that are supported by PEPFAR could achieve epidemic
control by 2020 by focusing their resources and policies to ensure access to
HIV prevention and treatment services for those most in need.
The United States remains the
largest donor to the global HIV response, investing resources provided through
the generosity of the American people with accountability, transparency,
efficiency, and effectiveness.
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