the presidents ' s emergency plan for aids relief ( pepfar ) provides funding for hiv / infection , cancer and tuberculosis treatment in 15 major areas among the planet ' s industrialized , mainly in africa . as of september 30 , pepfar supported life - saving azt care for over 2 . 1 billion boys , adolescents and children living with hiv / disease inside the world , including more than two million people in sub saharan africa , perino claimed . nearly 9 . 7 trillion humans affected by hiv / aids in pepfar countries , including nearly four billion women and other children , had received " compassionate care " by that date , she said . " ~ 240 , 000 babies have been baptized pregnancy - 1 going to the support of the american countries for programs to prevent mothers from passing the epidemic on to their children , " perino answered .
Pepfar was founded by President Bush.