Points for Emphasis

The following points should be emphasized related to the DVD and activities in this instructional packet:

• HIV/AIDS affects all of us, regardless of who we are or where we live. In the developing world, however, its impact is especially severe. The disease weakens nations’ social, political, and economic structures, by putting a strain on resources and hindering a nation’s workforce. For example, nations may not have adequate health facilities or trained health care workers to treat the growing numbers of HIV/AIDS patients in need of services.
   
• The Emergency Plan is part of the United States’ efforts to provide foreign assistance worldwide by partnering with nations to meet the needs of their people.
   
• PEPFAR is the largest commitment ever by a single nation toward an international health initiative — a five-year, $15 billion, multifaceted approach to combating the disease around the world.
   
• With the strong support of the American people and Congress, the Emergency Plan was the first quantum leap in America’s leadership on global AIDS.
   
• The U.S. Department of State addresses many issues that are transnational, extending beyond any single country’s borders, like HIV/AIDS. The Emergency Plan is one method of diplomacy used by the United States to successfully respond to the world’s health problems and help those around the world living with and affected by HIV/AIDS.
   
• "Voices of Hope" features community leaders and recipients of PEPFAR-supported services from just seven of PEPFAR countries around the world. Local people talk in their own words about how PEPFAR’s diverse prevention, treatment, and care strategy is making a difference in their lives.
   
• "Voices of Hope" should be used to show the impact America's partnerships with host nations are having on men, women, and children around the world.