§7603 — Title 22 Foreign Relations and Intercourse | U.S. Code

Summary

Requires the United States to boost its leadership and improve the global fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and similar preventable infectious diseases. It directs the creation of coordinated, integrated 5‑year global plans that build on past progress, align U.S. work with partner countries and other groups, and help countries build local capacity for lasting results. It increases funding for country and international programs, steps up prevention, expands access to treatment and care (with special attention to girls and women), encourages work with private companies and public‑private partnerships, supports development of vaccines, microbicides, and better tests, and helps partner countries strengthen health systems, health workers, and infrastructure.

Title 22, §7603

Foreign Relations and Intercourse — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The purpose of this chapter is to strengthen and enhance United States leadership and the effectiveness of the United States response to the HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria pandemics and other related and preventable infectious diseases as part of the overall United States health and development agenda by—

(1)establishing comprehensive, coordinated, and integrated 5-year, global strategies to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria by—

(A)building on progress and successes to date;

(B)improving harmonization of United States efforts with national strategies of partner governments and other public and private entities; and

(C)emphasizing capacity building initiatives in order to promote a transition toward greater sustainability through the support of country-driven efforts;

(2)providing increased resources for bilateral and multilateral efforts to fight HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria as integrated components of United States development assistance;

(3)intensifying efforts to—

(A)prevent HIV infection;

(B)ensure the continued support for, and expanded access to, treatment and care programs;

(C)enhance the effectiveness of prevention, treatment, and care programs; and

(D)address the particular vulnerabilities of girls and women;

(4)encouraging the expansion of private sector efforts and expanding public-private sector partnerships to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria;

(5)reinforcing efforts to—

(A)develop safe and effective vaccines, microbicides, and other prevention and treatment technologies; and

(B)improve diagnostics capabilities for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria; and

(6)helping partner countries to—

(A)strengthen health systems;

(B)expand health workforce; and

(C)address infrastructural weaknesses.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 108–25, May 27, 2003, 117 Stat. 711, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 7601 of this title and Tables.

Amendments

2008—Pub. L. 110–293 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section stated the purpose of this chapter.

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