The International Response: Multilateral and Unilateral Approaches

The international community was slow to respond to HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. For much of the 1980s and 1990s, funding remained limited. However, pressure to respond to the crisis led to the formation of three key donor programmes: The World Bank’s Multi-Country HIV/AIDS Program for Africa (MAP), established in 2001 The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (henceforth ‘Global Fund’), operational since 2002 The US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) authorized in 2003.