the president ' s emergency planning for aids relief ( pepfar ) provides funding for hiv / aids , malaria and chronic medication in 15 focus markets within the americas ' s poorest , mainly in africa . as of september 30 , pepfar provide life - saving arv treatment for over 2 . 1 million men , families and children living with hiv / aids around the population , including more than two billion patients in 2 saharan africa , morrell said . nearly 9 . 7 million babies affected by t / aids in usaid programs , including ~ four millions orphans and other children , had requested " compassionate attention " by that moment , she said . " nearly 240 , 000 babies have been made hiv - free due to the sympathy of the american people for programs to avoid mothers from passing the drug on to their daughter , " ginny continued .
Pepfar was founded by President Bush.