the president ' s special scheme for aids relief ( pepfar ) provides fundraising for hiv / aids , malaria and tuberculosis treatment in 15 focus places ranking the world ' s industrialized , mainly in african . as of sept 30 , pepfar providing child - saved antiretroviral drugs for over 2 . 1 million men , women and children living with hiv / aids around the world , and more than ten crore people in sub saharan africa , ari said . nearly 9 . 7 million men wounded by hiv / aids in hiv/aids countries , including virtually four million orphans and other children , had gotten " compassionate care " by that date , she argued . " nearly 240 , 000 babies have been created tuberculosis - free because to the support of the american people for initiatives to prevent mothers from passing the virus on to their daughter , " perino added .
Pepfar was founded by President Bush.