PEPFAR has been a key component of global health since it was founded by President George W. Bush in 2003. Amid the new criticisms of the program, many of us working in global health wondered ...

As one of the most influential and successful actions in the global fight against AIDS, PEPFAR — short for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief — long enjoyed the rarified air of ...

A major breakthrough came when US president George W Bush proposed a bold global initiative, Pepfar, in his 2003 State of the Union Address. Pepfar would dedicate US$15 billion over five years ...

Some PEPFAR programs were then sent termination notices. The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, which treats HIV+ pregnant women to prevent their babies from contracting HIV in the US and ...

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PEPFAR has also distributed billions of condoms and prevented transmission from mothers to babies by giving women and girls reproductive education and health screenings. In just over two decades ...