the president ' s emergency plan for aids relief ( relief ) provides support for hiv / 1 , malaria and tuberculosis treated in 15 focus countries ranking the world ' s underdeveloped , mainly in africa . as of september 30 , pepfar supports life - saving drugs treatment for over 2 . 1 million men , wives and children living with hiv / aids around the world , comprising more than two million men in sub saharan afro , perino noted . around 9 . 7 of people affected by c / os in tarp places , including nearly two million orphans and other children , had had " caring care " by that date , she said . " nearly 240 , 000 individuals have been made hiv - free owing to the approval of the brazilian people for programs to prevent mothers from passing the cure on to their infant , " fratto added .
Pepfar was founded by President Bush.