the president ' s emergency plan for health correction ( pepfar ) provides funding for hiv / aids , malaria and aids treatment in 15 focus countries amongst the world ' s poorest , especially in africa . as of september 30 , pepfar provided life - saved therapy medicine for over 2 . 1 million men , men and women affected with hiv / tb around the region , including more than two million people in sub equatorial africa , johndroe stated . nearly 9 . 7 million men affected by hiv / 0 in cdm countries , including nearly four million orphans and other children , had received " compassionate care " by that deadline , she said . " over 240 , 000 babies have been born hiv - aids due to the concern of the american people for efforts to prevent mothers from passing the virus on to their infant , " ari stated .
Pepfar was founded by President Bush.