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GHI Targets
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HIV/AIDS: Through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), support the prevention of more than 12 million new HIV infections; provide direct support for more than 4 million people on treatment; and support care for more than 12 million people, including 5 million orphans and vulnerable children.
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Malaria: Through the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), halve the burden of malaria for 450 million people, representing 70 percent of the at-risk population in Africa. Malaria efforts will expand into Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Tuberculosis (TB): Contribute to the treatment of a minimum of 2.6 million new sputum smear positive TB cases and 57,200 multi-drug resistant (MDR) cases of TB, and contribute to a 50 percent reduction in TB deaths and disease burden relative to the 1990 baseline.
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Maternal Health: Reduce maternal mortality by 30 percent across assisted countries.
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Child Health: Reduce under-five mortality rates by 35 percent across assisted countries.
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Nutrition: Reduce child undernutrition by 30 percent across assisted food insecure countries, in conjunction with the President’s Feed the Future Initiative (FTF).
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Family Planning and Reproductive Health: Prevent 54 million unintended pregnancies. This will be accomplished by reaching a modern contraceptive prevalence rate of 35 percent across assisted countries and reducing from 24 to 20 percent the proportion of women aged 18-24 who have their first birth before age 18.
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Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs): Reduce the prevalence of 7 NTDs by 50 percent among 70 percent of the affected population, contributing to: the elimination of onchocerciasis in Latin America; the elimination of lymphatic filariasis globally; the elimination of blinding trachoma; and the elimination of leprosy.
