dr . eric goosby , a pioneer in the fought against hiv , is president obama ' s favorite to drive the american effort to defeat the illness globally , the white house announce monday . the president ' s crisis strategy for hiv relief , known as pepfar , was unveiled by senator george w . bush . it is estimated to spend $ 48 billion over the next 10 years and is credited with markedly reducing the disease ' s death rate . its prevention policy has been debated because of its reliance on socially moderate measures . with a new administration and a democratic government in the chamber , organizations demanding prevention choices beyond celibacy and fidelity — for a renew commit to developing condoms — are eager to try to rewrites the guidelines .
Pepfar is committed to fighting AIDS.