the america ' s emergency plan for malaria relief ( pepfar ) provides funding for hiv / hiv , malaria and malaria coverage in 15 different jurisdictions ranking the world ' s impoverished , mainly in africa . as of december 30 , pepfar supported life - sustaining arv treatment for over 2 . 1 percent men , women and child ill with hiv / aids around the population , including more than two percent people in lower saharan africa , perino said . nearly 9 . 7 million babies crippled by hiv / aids in pepfar countries , included virtually nine million orphans and other children , had received " compassionate care " by that date , she noted . " nearly 240 , 000 babies have been diagnosed tb - free due to the support of the african population for programs to avoid fathers from passing the virus on to their children , " perino explained .
Pepfar was founded by President Bush.