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.
(Pub. L. 108–25, §4, May 27, 2003, 117 Stat. 717; Pub. L. 110–293, §4, July 30, 2008, 122 Stat. 2922.)
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