PIJAAG is comprised of representatives of the United States affiliated Pacific Island Jurisdiction standing united to speak in one voice around the shared issues of HIV/AIDS in our island communities. PIJAAG’s purpose is to do the following:

	Advocate for the provision of quality HIV prevention and care services in the region
	Advise national, international, and local policy entities on HIV/AIDS
	Strengthen and coordinate AIDS activities through the sharing of information and resources within the region

PIJAAG strongly advocates for changes in the response to the AIDS epidemic in the pacific region, both internally as a region and externally from federal agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) and Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

PIJAAG sees the need to develop a regional model of HIV prevention and services and feels strongly that twenty years into the epidemic with no relief in sight; several changes need to be made to respond to the AIDS epidemic in the Pacific region.