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 Act of Congress
surface form: Leadership Act
administeredBy United States Agency for International Development
United States Department of Health and Human Services
United States Department of State
alsoKnownAs United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003
surface form: PEPFAR authorization act
authorizesProgram President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
branchOfGovernment legislative
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createsPosition Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator
surface form: 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 United States government
surface form: 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 Act of Congress
surface form: Leadership Act
signedBy George W. Bush
subjectOf PEPFAR reauthorization debates
targetRegion developing countries
Sub-Saharan Africa
surface form: 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 United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003
this entity surface form: PEPFAR authorization act
Agency for International Development v. Alliance for Open Society International, Inc. concernsProgram United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003