USAID utilizes PPP to reduce HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa

USAID serves as a key implementer of the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) DREAMS public-private partnership.

Adolescent girls and young women account for nearly 74 percent of new HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa. Many factors can contribute to girls’ higher vulnerability of contracting HIV, including poverty, discriminatory cultural norms, and gender-based violence.

To address this disproportionately, USAID serves as a key implementer of the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) DREAMS public-private partnership, working to help girls in 10 sub-Saharan African countries develop into Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored and Safe women.

With the support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Girl Effect, Johnson & Johnson, Gilead Sciences and ViiV Healthcare, DREAMS delivers a core package that addresses the structural drivers that directly or indirectly increase girls’ HIV risk.

Results from the end of the initial two-year partnership show a 25 percent–40 percent decline in new HIV diagnosis among adolescent girls and young women in the 10 DREAMS countries.

New HIV diagnoses also declined in nearly all DREAMS intervention districts. Learn more about the partnership and also check out this video to see how the partnership is helping a young Malawian and her peers stay HIV-free.