DEPUTY PEPFAR COORDINATOR

The US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is the US Government (USG) initiative to help save the lives of those suffering from HIV/AIDS around the world. This historic commitment is the largest by any nation to combat a single disease internationally, and PEPFAR investments are also designed to have an impact on the alleviation of suffering from other diseases across the global health spectrum. PEPFAR is driven by a shared responsibility among donor and partner nations and others in an effort to save lives by making smart investments. More than 1.4 million Tanzanians are estimated to be living with the disease. Since 2004, PEPFAR has supported the Government of Tanzania in the areas of HIV and AIDS care and treatment, prevention, impact mitigation, and health systems strengthening. To date, Tanzania has received more than $3 billion from the USG in the fight against HIV and AIDS. The Deputy Coordinator for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in Tanzania manages critical and time-sensitive communications and work products between and among the various USG departments and agencies involved in the Emergency Plan. The Deputy Coordinator liaises routinely with the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator in the US Department of State (particularly the Tanzania Interagency Core Team), with designated Embassy/Dar es Salaam counterparts, and with representatives of the USG PEPFAR Tanzania Interagency Team. In the absence of the PEPFAR Country Coordinator, the Deputy Coordinator acts as the PEPFAR Country Coordinator. The Tanzania PEPFAR Country Coordinator provides guidance to the Deputy Coordinator, who is expected to be current at all times on national affairs, development partners, and global coordination mechanisms related to HIV/AIDS in Tanzania, including the Tanzania National Coordinating Mechanism, the Tanzania Development Partners Group for AIDS (DPG AIDS), and others. The Deputy Coordinator manages day-to-day operations of the PEPFAR Coordination Office, including the supervision of administrative, financial, and public affairs staff within the PEPFAR Office, and provides strategic information planning and assistance to the Country Coordinator.