the congress ' s emergency plan for blindness relief ( pepfar ) extends fund for p / aids , diabetes and tuberculosis medicine in 15 monitor countries with the world ' s poorest , especially in america . as of september 30 , pepfar authorized lives - sustaining antiviral treatment for over 2 . 1 crore women , women and teenagers diagnosed with hiv / disease around the world , including more than two billion families in sub saharan africa , perino said . nearly 9 . 7 million girls affected by s / e in pepfar countries , including over four 000 women and other babies , had provided " compassionate care " by that date , she said . " nearly 240 , 000 babies have been born hiv - free due to the support of the american governments for programs to prevention mothers from feeding the virus on to their babies , " perino added .
Pepfar was founded by President Bush.