Pepfar

In 2003, the George W. Bush administration created the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), an initiative to address the global epidemic.

“PEPFAR was probably one of the best things in his presidency,” Barry said. “It got pretty much universal applause.”

The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), created under US President George W. Bush's administration, promoted a conservative approach to AIDS prevention through its ABC messages, which were (1) abstinence is the only true prevention; (2) if one is in a sexual relationship, stay faithful to one partner; and (3) if one can't do either, use condoms.

The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has saved an estimated 25 million lives since it was launched in 2003; the halt threw the program into chaos, although it was later granted a limited waiver to resume some activities.

Begun in 2003 and covering some 50 countries, Pepfar has saved the lives of an estimated 13m people living with HIV-Aids, mostly in Africa, by providing them with antiretroviral drugs.