The landscape of the fight against the global HIV/AIDS pandemic has changed drastically since President Bush launched the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, aka PEPFAR, in 2003. Now the multi-billion dollar program is up for renewal--and a hefty budget increase--and the name, like the program, is due for an update. Is the country's biggest aid program really just the president's? And will this continue to be an emergency program for years to come? CGD's HIV/AIDS Monitor team thinks it's time for a new name that better reflects the American people's commitment to a long-term, sustainable response to the global HIV/AIDS pandemic. Got an idea?
