Since 2002, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has had a partnership with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and with the Congolese Ministry of Health (MOH). Since the launch of the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in 2003, our partnership has consistently evolved in response to both national and global strategic HIV frameworks and strived to reach the UNAIDS 95-95-95 global objectives. Our strategic focus is on:

• HIV preventing and treating HIV using the Test and Start approach

• Integrating HIV and Tuberculosis (TB) treatment

• Strengthening the public health system through targeted investments in health information systems, laboratory capacity, and health workforce development

• Strengthening Orphan and Vulnerable Children (OVC) activities toward epidemic control

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