United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003

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The United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 is a landmark U.S. law that launched and authorized the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), dramatically expanding global funding and programs to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.

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instanceOf United States federal law
global health legislation
acronym Leadership Act
linked to: Act of Congress
administeredBy United States Agency for International Development
United States Department of Health and Human Services
United States Department of State
alsoKnownAs PEPFAR authorization act
authorizesProgram President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
branchOfGovernment legislative
country United States
createsPosition United States Global AIDS Coordinator
dateSigned 2003-05-27
emphasizes HIV prevention programs
care and support for people living with HIV/AIDS
treatment with antiretroviral drugs
enactedBy 108th United States Congress
focusesOnDisease HIV/AIDS
malaria
tuberculosis
geographicScope global
implementedThrough bilateral HIV/AIDS programs
multilateral contributions to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
includesProvision funding authorization for PEPFAR
support for abstinence and fidelity-based HIV prevention programs
support for antiretroviral treatment programs
support for malaria prevention and treatment programs
support for orphans and vulnerable children affected by HIV/AIDS
support for tuberculosis control programs
jurisdiction federal government of the United States
launches President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
legalStatus in force
notableFor dramatically expanding U.S. global HIV/AIDS funding
establishing the legal framework for PEPFAR
policyArea HIV/AIDS policy
foreign assistance
global health
presidentAtSigning George W. Bush
primaryPurpose to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria globally
to provide assistance for the prevention, treatment, and care of HIV/AIDS
to strengthen health care systems in developing countries
publicLawNumber Public Law 108-25
relatedProgram Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
shortName Leadership Act
linked to: Act of Congress
signedBy George W. Bush
subjectOf PEPFAR reauthorization debates
targetRegion developing countries
sub-Saharan Africa
linked to: Sub-Saharan Africa
yearEnacted 2003

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Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator legalBasis United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003
President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief legalBasis United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003
United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 alsoKnownAs PEPFAR authorization act
linked to: United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003
Agency for International Development v. Alliance for Open Society International, Inc. concernsProgram United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003