HomeNewsPresident’s Emergency for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR): Turning Community  Engagement into Meaningful Impact  

President’s Emergency for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR): Turning Community  Engagement into Meaningful Impact  

Ambassador Ervin Massinga joins Biruk Yirgalem to sign the PEPFAR Community Led Monitoring Project award, US Embassy, Addis Ababa, September 19, 2024. (courtesy of US Embassy in Addis Ababa)

US Embassy Addis Ababa
Press Release 

Addis Ababa – The United States Government has officially  signed an award with Tamra for Social Development Organization to implement  the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Community-Led  Monitoring Project in Ethiopia in 85 health facilities nationally with a total grant of  $590,000 (62 million ETB). The project will help reduce HIV infection and  transmission, ensure all HIV-positive beneficiaries are retained in care, and  improve the health and well-being of children living with and affected by  HIV/AIDS. 

The PEPFAR Community Led Monitoring (CLM) aims to empower clients and  communities, as well as to assist PEPFAR program and healthcare service  providers in identifying and addressing persistent issues, challenges, and barriers  related to the delivery, retention, and quality of HIV services at the community  and facility levels. 

During the award signing ceremony, Ambassador Ervin J. Massigna emphasized  that sustainability requires investing in a robust civil society that can advocate for  patients.  

Over the past two decades, PEPFAR has made a remarkable impact on the HIV  response in Ethiopia. PEPFAR supports lifesaving antiretroviral therapy (ART) for over 500,000 men, women, and children, which accounts for 98% of the  treatment offered nationally at more than 1000 sites. 

The U.S. government remains committed to supporting Ethiopia to end HIV/AIDS  as a public health threat by 2030.  


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