PEPFAR supported antiretroviral drug prophylaxis to prevent mother-to-child transmission (MTCT), resulting in 5.5 million babies born HIV-free. [39] PEPFAR directly supported 6.6 million orphans, vulnerable children and their caregivers in fiscal year …

1 day ago · South Africa is in a better position than many other African countries. The government procures most of its H.I.V. drugs directly and relies on PEPFAR for only about 17 percent of its overall H.I ...

3 days ago · One study estimated that if PEPFAR were to end, as many as 600,000 lives would be lost over the next decade in South Africa alone. And that nation relies on PEPFAR for only 20 percent of its H.I.V ...

2 days ago · In South Africa alone, PEPFAR’s shutdown would add more than a half million new H.I.V. infections and more than 600,000 related deaths over the next decade, according to one estimate.

PEPFAR has helped prevent HIV infection in men and boys, including by supporting 32.5 million voluntary medical male circumcisions in east and Southern Africa.

Oct 31, 2024 · PEPFAR saves lives, prevents HIV infections, and accelerates progress toward achieving HIV/AIDS pandemic control in more than 50 countries around the world. PEPFAR ensures every dollar is optimally focused for impact through data-driven policies, and supports partner countries to do the same.

The U.S. government, through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), has awarded 14 Zambian organizations a total of 5.7 million kwacha through the 2023 PEPFAR Small Grants Program.

PEPFAR's first focus was on emergency response. PEPFAR gave $15 billion over a five-year period to 15 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean to: Provide treatment to 2 million HIV-infected people; Prevent 7 million new HIV infections; Care for 10 million people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS, including:

Aug 15, 2024 · This fact sheet explores the history, funding, and future outlook of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the U.S. government's major global initiative to combat HIV/AIDS.

2 days ago · A clinic in Johannesburg, South Africa, disperses anti-HIV medications. Its work has been supported by the U.S. PEPFAR program. The Trump administration has now put PEPFAR funding — and ...