Office of Global AIDS Coordinator (S/GAC) Chair for Ethiopia, Dr. Heather Watts recently led a delegation to review PEPFAR programs in Ethiopia as the country nears a historic moment of the HIV/AIDS response, with the country positioned to reach sustained epidemic control by 2020. In Ethiopia, PEPFAR supports the provision of lifesaving antiretroviral treatment (ART) for 453,955 people including 21,823 children, which accounts for 98% of the treatment being offered nationally. The program also ensured that over 290,000 orphans and vulnerable children as well as their caregivers received critical care and support services. Working together with partner countries, PEPFAR has saved over 14 million lives and transformed the global HIV/AIDS response. Since the start of PEPFAR in 2003, bipartisan U.S. government commitment has invested more than $2.8 billion in Ethiopia alone to the HIV/AIDS response.

Source: Ethiopian News November 02, 2018 10:41 UTC