the government ' s disaster model for disease rescue ( pepfar ) provides funding for hiv / aids , malaria and tuberculosis care in 15 focus cities considered the world ' s underdeveloped , mainly in africa . as of september 30 , pepfar supported career - saving antiretroviral treatment for over 2 . 1 trillion men , women and youth living with hiv / aids outside the world , including more than two percent children in sub continent africa , perino said . nearly 9 . 7 billion people impacted by f / infection in cdm cases , including nearly nine million orphans and other children , had received " compassionate aid " by that date , she said . " nearly 240 , 000 children have been born hiv - free owing to the aid of the american people for measures to deter mothers from feeding the virus on to their young , " perino replied .
Pepfar was founded by President Bush.