Treatment

“The Emergency Plan has supported treatment for 1.1 million people infected with HIV. ... Today I ask Congress to demonstrate America's continuing commitment to fighting the scourge of HIV/AIDS by reauthorizing this legislation now. I ask Congress to double our initial commitment and approve an additional $30 billion for HIV/AIDS prevention, for care, and for treatment over the next five years.”

- President George W. Bush, May 30, 2007

As of March 31, 2007, The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (Emergency Plan/PEPFAR) has supported life-saving antiretroviral treatment for approximately 1,101,000 men, women and children through bilateral programs in the Emergency Plan's 15 focus countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.

Five-Year Goal in the 15 Focus Countries:

• Support antiretroviral treatment (ART) for two million HIV-infected individuals

• Globally, supported life-saving antiretroviral treatment for approximately 1,445,500 men, women and children.
• Supported life-saving antiretroviral treatment for approximately 1,358,500 men, women and children through bilateral programs in PEPFAR's 15 focus countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.
• Of the people receiving antiretroviral treatment through direct U.S. Government (USG) support in the focus countries, nearly 86,000 are children age 14 and under; a 77 percent increase over the number of children on PEPFAR-supported treatment in 2006.
• In the focus countries, 62% of the individuals on antiretroviral treatment as a result of direct PEPFAR support are women and girls.

Progress Achieved through September 30, 2006:

• Supported training or retraining of approximately 52,000 people in providing quality ART services.
• Supported approximately 1,912 ART sites.