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 12 2 STA T . 2 946PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 29 3—J UL Y 30, 200 8HIV/A I DS,withanemp ha s is o np r omotin g a c om - prehensi v e, coor d inated s y stem o f services to b e integrated thro u ghout the continuum of care ‘ ( iv ) provide at l east 80 percent of the target popu- lation with access to counseling, testing, and treatment to prevent the transmission of HIV from mother-to- child; ‘‘(v) provide care and treatment services to children with HIV in proportion to their percentage within the HIV-infected population of a given partner country; and ‘‘(vi) train and support retention of health care professionals, paraprofessionals, and community health wor k ers in HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care, with the target of providing such training to at least 14 0,000 new health care professionals and paraprofes- sionals with an emphasis on training and in country deployment of critically needed doctors and nurses; ‘‘( B ) strengthen the capacity to deliver primary health care in developing countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa; ‘‘( C ) support and help countries in their efforts to achieve staffing levels of at least 2.3 doctors, nurses, and midwives per 1,000 population, as called for by the W orld Health O rgani z ation; and ‘‘(D) help partner countries to develop independent, sustainable HIV/AIDS programs. ‘‘(2) C O O RDINATE D GL O B AL S TRATEG Y . —T he U nited States and other countries with the sufficient capacity should provide assistance to countries in sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean, Central Asia, E astern Europe, and L atin America, and other countries and regions confronting HIV/AIDS epidemics in a coordinated global strategy to help address generalized and concentrated epidemics through HIV/AIDS prevention, treat- ment, care, monitoring and evaluation, and related activities. ‘‘(3) P RIORITIES.—The United States G overnment ’ s response to the global HIV/AIDS pandemic and the Government’s efforts to help countries assume leadership of sustainable campaigns to combat their local epidemics should place high priority on— ‘‘(A) the prevention of the transmission of HIV; ‘‘(B) moving toward universal access to HIV/AIDS prevention counseling and services; ‘‘(C) the inclusion of cost sharing assurances that meet the re q uirements under section 110; and ‘‘(D) the inclusion of transition strategies to ensure sustainability of such programs and activities, including health care systems, under other international donor sup- port, or budget support by respective foreign governments.’’. (b) A U T H ORI Z ATION.—Section 104A(c) of such Act is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and other countries and areas.’’ and inserting ‘‘Central Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and other countries and areas, particularly with respect to refugee populations or those in postconflict settings in such countries and areas with significant or increasing HIV incidence rates.’’;

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