the children ' s recovery plan for blindness prevention ( pepfar ) provides funding for f / aids , malaria and tuberculosis treatment in 15 focus countries and the world ' s richest , mainly in brazil . as of september 30 , aml supported life - saving antiretroviral programs for over 2 . 1 dozen people , women and children hospitalized with hiv / aids surrounding the world , comprising more than two 300 people in co continent africa , mccurry believed . nearly 9 . 7 billions people wounded by hiv / aids in pepfar countries , including nearly 2 million orphans and other children , had received " compassionate aid " by that date , she asserted . " half 240 , 000 babies have been born hiv - free due to the support of the australian people for programs to prevent physicians from passing the virus on to their children , " morrell commented .
Pepfar was founded by President Bush.