PEPFAR

MPact collaborates with in-country civil society partners and global advocacy coalitions to ensure that the U.S. Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator (OGAC) meet the HIV service needs of MSM and other key populations in countries receiving support from the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).

In 2014-2015, MPact engaged in extensive efforts to impact PEPFAR funding and program focus. Activities included hosting meetings with Ambassador Deborah Birx and other OGAC officials, convening civil society partners in multiple countries and venues, attending Country Operational Plans (COPs) reviews and advocating for the concerns of MSM and other key populations in proposed COPs for 15 PEPFAR focus countries, disseminating multiple community updates to MPact’s global network on the PEPFAR COP process, and meeting with OGAC to suggest processes, programmatic and funding revisions to increase transparency and civil society engagement in the 2016 COP process. MPact will continue to work with multiple partners to monitor and watchdog PEPFAR processes on behalf of MSM and other key populations who are most affected by the HIV epidemic across the world.

Links

The United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief – About
Health Gap – PEPFAR Tools for Civil Society
AVAC – Strategic Initiatives
amfAR – PEPFAR Country/Regional Operational Plans (COPs/ROPs) Database
CHANGE – The Global Gag Rule/Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance/Mexico City Policy: What to Know Now (June 2017)
CHANGE – The Global Gag Rule/Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance/Mexico City Policy: What to Know Now (June 2017)”
Prioritizing Key Populations in the PEPFAR COP Review Process (February 2018)