Due to a program launched 20 years in the past by then-President George W. Bush, nearly 25 million lives had been saved worldwide.
PEPFAR is broadly thought-about one of the vital profitable world well being applications in U.S. historical past. However it's within the information once more.
Final month, this flagship bipartisan program to fight HIV and AIDS overseas was given a one-year reprieve in a spending invoice handed by Congress. Critics expressed issues in regards to the funds getting used overseas.
This implies this system has been reauthorized for lower than 5 years for the primary time since its inception. This can be a huge concern for a company just like the Elton John AIDS Basis. Based in 1992, the corporate has raised over $600 million to assist HIV-related applications in 90 international locations.
Jenn White sits down with the inspiration's CEO, Anne Aslett, and its chairman, David Furnish, husband of Elton John.
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