Treatment

“Before the Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, only 50,000 people of the more than 4 million people in sub-Saharan Africa needing immediate AIDS treatment were getting medicine-- think about that, only 50,000 people. After two years of sustained effort, approximately 400,000 sub- Saharan Africans are receiving the treatment they need.”

President George W. Bush  
World AIDS Day  
December 1, 2005  

In achieving this success, the Emergency Plan has moved faster than any other bilateral or multilateral initiative to support the expansion of HIV/AIDS services, using a network model of care to bring life-extending treatment to areas that are among the world's most difficult to serve.

All HIV-infected children, women, and men deserve quality treatment. The Emergency Plan coordinates with host nation contributions and other partners under national strategies to provide the full spectrum of treatment services. Quality treatment includes: trained clinical and laboratory personnel and counselors for adherence, prevention and healthy living; physical infrastructure, including laboratory equipment as well as systems for distribution, logistics and management for drugs and other commodities; treatment for opportunistic infections and other basic care; and much more.

Five-Year Goal in the 15 Focus Countries:

• Support antiretroviral treatment (ART) for 2 million HIV-infected individuals

Progress Achieved through March 31, 2006:

• Supported ART for approximately 561,000 people in the 15 focus countries (61% of reported clients were women)

Progress Achieved through September 30, 2005:

• Supported training or retraining of approximately 36,500 people in providing quality ART services
• Supported approximately 800 ART sites
• Approximately 7% of those receiving treatment at U.S.-supported sites were children

Allocation of Resources in Fiscal Year 2005:

• $479 million to support ART in focus countries (47% of focus country resources for prevention, treatment and care)