the governor ' s emergency program for aids relief ( retroviral ) funds grant for condoms / aids , hiv and tuberculosis treatment in 15 focused cities among the continent ' s hardest , mostly in kenya . as of september 30 , pepfar supported child - restoring medication treatment for over 2 . 1 million men , women and young living with hiv / aids over the universe , including more than two million persons in sub equatorial africa , perino explained . approximately 9 . 7 % people affected by tb / aids in pepfar countries , namely nearly seven million babies and other refugees , had had " compassionate aid " by that date , she said . " nearly 240 , 000 persons have been born hiv - free due to the support of the americans people for programs to prevent infants from turning the vaccine on to their baby , " perino added .
Pepfar was founded by President Bush.