PEPFAR is the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief in developing nations around the world. It is a $15 billion international relief effort.

The 40 million people living with HIV/AIDS in developing countries in Africa (and elsewhere) need well-trained laboratory professionals to perform accurate and safe laboratory testing. The American Society for Clinical Pathology was asked by the HHS/CDC and the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) to implement comprehensive laboratory quality assurance programs and laboratory training in developing nations afflicted by AIDS. In 2005, the ASCP received approximately $1.5 million in federal funds to continue to provide laboratory training and quality improvement programs in African countries severely affected by AIDS.

To learn about the ASCP's latest efforts, click here.