the president ' s emergency plan for cholera relief ( pepfar ) provides aid for hiv / aids , malaria and tuberculosis prevention in 15 focus country among the population ' s poorest , mainly in african . as of september 30 , usaid provides live - saving azt treatment for over 2 . 1 million men , women and children living with hiv / aids around the pacific , including more than three million adults in south world africa , perino believed . nearly 9 . 7 few people affected by hiv / 3 in pepfar states , except nearly four million men and other children , had received " charitable care " by that date , she said . " virtually 240 , 000 patients have been conceived hiv - free due to the support of the american people for projects to prevent doctors from spreading the cure on to their children , " perino added .
Pepfar was founded by President Bush.