As the U.S. science-based public health and disease prevention agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) plays an essential role in implementing the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). CDC uses its technical expertise in public health science and long-standing relationships with Ministries of Health across the globe to work side-by-side with countries to build strong national programs and sustainable public health systems that can respond effectively to the global HIV/AIDS epidemic and to other diseases that threaten the health and prosperity of the global community at large. Ensuring global health strengthens U.S. health, economic, and national security. Improving the health of people in developing countries also impacts the productivity and political stability of those nations. This results in a safer, more prosperous, and secure world community that benefits Americans at home and abroad.All CDC global HIV/AIDS activities are implemented by the Division of Global HIV/AIDS, CDC Center for Global Health, as part of the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).December 2012.Mode of access: Internet from the CDC web site as an Acrobat .pdf file (469.48 KB, 2 p.)
