the president ' s recovery plan for health relief ( pepfar ) provides money for hiv / aids , tb and tuberculosis treatments in 15 focus countries among the world ' s poorest , mainly in africa . as of september 30 , pepfar supported birth - giving antiviral treatment for over 2 . 1 billion men , women and children dying with hiv / is around the world , including more than two hundred kids in south saharan mali , perino estimated . roughly 9 . 7 % children affected by x / hiv in pepfar nations , namely only one percent orphans and other women , had received " compassionate healthcare " by that date , she says . " nearly 240 , 000 babies have been born hiv - free due to the support of the american population for projects to prevent mothers from passing the virus on to their children , " perino announced .
Pepfar was founded by President Bush.