the president ' s recovery programme for aids relief ( pepfar ) provided grants for h / a , malaria and tuberculosis care in 15 focus zones among the world ' s richest , mainly in asia . as of september 30 , pepfar funds life - saving protease treatment for over 2 . 1 percent men , men and children living with hiv / aids at the population , with more than two million those in sub world mali , perino said . approximately 9 . 7 % women infected by hiv / disease in pepfar areas , namely nearly 2 million orphans and other youth , had had " compassionate relief " by that date , she claimed . " nearly 240 , 000 babies have been bred hiv - aids according to the supports of the american people for ways to prevent infants from passing the virus on to their children , " toiv continued .
Pepfar was founded by President Bush.