Accenture Federal contributes $190 million in government support to global fight against AIDS

Accenture's U.S. federal subsidiary will provide data and systems engineering support to a U.S. State Department program to combat AIDS and HIV under a $190 million contract.

The U.S. President's Emergency Program for AIDS Relief, commonly known as PEPFAR, is 20 years old and has saved 25 million lives worldwide. PEPFAR is led by the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy but is implemented by seven departments and agencies, according to the State Department.

It is the largest investment by a country to fight a single disease. According to the US State Department, the US government has invested at least $110 billion in the global fight against AIDS.

“PEPFAR is a shining example of what can be accomplished with a whole-of-government approach,” said Anthony Pinheiro, managing director of Accenture Federal Services and account executive for the State Department, in a press release. “Accenture Federal Services is helping the organization secure the collection and sharing of health data to enable real-time analysis of program performance.”

Part of PEPFAR's mission is to train health workers. According to Accenture Federal, 340,000 people have been trained so far. The infrastructure has also been used to combat other health problems.

“Policies and practices to combat global health threats work best when supported by detailed data to enable optimal decisions,” said John Roche, managing director of Accenture Federal.

Under the contract, Accenture Federal will provide new technologies and architectures for PEPAR's data infrastructure to build on the existing foundation.

The goal is to evolve to “address new risk groups, address future health threats and eliminate HIV as a public health threat by 2030,” Roche said.

The new contract has a one-year basic term and four option years.