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The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan
for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
“The Role of PEPFAR in the Caribbean Region”
William Conn, PEPFAR CoordinatorPANCAP 15th RCM
Thursday, September 9th, 2010
The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
OVERVIEW
PEPFAR is the global HIV/AIDS program launched in 2003 to combat and limit the spread of HIV/AIDS. It was reauthorized by the U.S. Congress in July 2008.
PEPFAR represents the largest commitment in history made by one nation to a single disease and has:
Treated over 2 million HIV-infected persons Provided care for over 10 million Prevented over 7 million new infections.
PEPFAR II
Country Ownership Capacity Building Sustainability Technical Assistance to support the National
Response Linked to National and Regional Strategic Plans Emphasis on strategic information Evidence-based programs Government to government Partnerships Supports the Global Health Initiative (GHI) by
strengthening health systems
Caribbean Regional Partners (6,048,268)
Jamaica (2,825,928) 1.8%
Trinidad and Tobago (1,229,953) 1.5%
Suriname (524,143) 2.4%
Belize (322,100) 2.1%
Bahamas (307,552) 3%
Barbados (284,589) 1.2%
Six Eastern Caribbean states:– Antigua and Barbuda (85,632)
– Dominica (72,660)
– Grenada (90,739)
– St. Kitts and Nevis (40,131)
– St. Lucia (160,267)
– St. Vincent and the Grenadines (104,574)
Two Regional Programs
Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV/AIDS (PANCAP)
Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)
HIV/AIDS CARIBBEAN Region
The Caribbean has the second highest rate of HIV/AIDS prevalence in the world after Sub-Saharan Africa. The epidemic is the leading cause of death among adults ages 25-44 years of age and has left nearly quarter of a million Caribbean children orphaned. In 2007, approximately 14,000 Caribbean nationals died of AIDS, and an estimated 20,000 people were newly infected with HIV.
Bi-lateral PEPFAR programs in Haiti, Guyana and the Dominican Republic under PEPFAR l
PEPFAR – USG Agencies
Based at U.S. Embassy Eastern Caribbean, Barbados
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) Department of Defense (DOD) Peace Corps (OECS, Belize, Jamaica, Suriname) Health Resources & Service Administration
(HRSA) United States Agency for International
Development (USAID) Eastern Caribbean and Jamaica Missions
State Department (With U.S. Embassies in Bahamas, Belize, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad)
Caribbean Regional Partnership Framework
Planning Documents: Strategy, Implementation Plan, Operational Plan, and Annual Work Plans
Caribbean Regional Partnership Framework Completed and approved 5-year strategy
Partnership Framework Implementation Plan Completed 5-year implementation plan
Annual Regional Operational Plan Linked to fiscal year budget submitted every
October Country and Partner work plans
USG Caribbean Partnership Framework
Partnership Framework Implementation Plan Goal Areas:
Prevention
Strategic Information
Laboratory Strengthening
Health Systems Strengthening
Prevention
Develop a Comprehensive Approach
Expand Services
Reduce Stigma and Discrimination
Establish Referral Systems
Strategic Information
Collect information to characterize the epidemic
Implement M&E strategies (NSPs)
Build SI capacity
Harmonize data collection (HMIS)
Laboratory Strengthening
Support Caribbean-led reorganization to create a sustainable regional laboratory network
Assist governments and regional public health agencies to improve the scope and quality of HIV diagnostic and laboratory services and systems
Health Systems Strengthening
Improve HRH systems as part of GHI
Improve Financial management capacity of national HIV programs
Improve integration and efficiency of national HIV partners (Harmonization)
Strengthen national leadership and governance in HIV programming
What is the Role of PEPFAR in the Caribbean Region?
CoordinationU.S. Government agenciesOther donors and partners, PAHO, Clinton
Foundation, Global Fund, UNAIDS, DfID, GTZ, etc.
Regional partners, PANCAP, OECSCountry partners, National AIDS ProgramsNGO, civil societyPrivate sector
Program Efficiency Use of scare resources for sustainable programs
PEPFAR Update
Partnership Framework (PF) Approved Regional Operational Plan FY 2010 Approved Partnership Framework Implementation Plan
Submitted Technical Advisory Group (TAG) Conference Calls,
April, June, September PF Signatures from all countries, Regional Programs
and six US Ambassadors PEPFAR work plan country meetings June – August Gender Specialist position approved for FY 2011 PEPFAR Programme Officer Position filled FY 2011 Regional Operational Plan due October 29th
Caribbean Regional PEPFAR Annual Meeting November 17th and 18th.
Partnership Framework Official Signings(Barbados and the OECS, PANCAP, Bahamas, Belize, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago)
For further information, please visit:www.PEPFAR.gov
Thank You!