What are some of the practical funding and organizational considerations to consider?
The second part of the session will be a 20-minute presentation on the scope and nature of “HIV/AIDS and Complex Emergencies” by Peter Salama (HIV/AIDS Senior Advisor, Africa Bureau). The presentation will focus on the following issues: • What is the scope and nature of the HIV/AIDS problem in complex emergencies? • What are inter-agency recommendations to address the problem in complex emergencies? • How is this problem being addressed? • What can be done to improve our efforts, and what is the way forward? Notes Richard Cornelius, USAID/PPC Cornelius set the stage for this Summer Seminar on HIV/AIDS by pointing out that 29 million have died of AIDS-related causes and 40 million people are currently infected. The world has mobilized political and financial energy to fight HIV/AIDS, coordinating multilateral and bilateral partners, especially in the health sector. The United States has pledged $15 billion dollars over a five-year period under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Rel
