PEPFAR’s 20: Reflecting on the US mission to save lives globally

Former U.S. President George W. Bush launched PEPFAR in 2003. Thanks to the compassion and generosity of the American people, PEPFAR has helped to save more than 25 million lives across the globe.

Globally, since the establishment of PEPFAR, new HIV infections have been reduced by 42 percent since their peak in 2004, and AIDS-related deaths have declined by 64 percent since their peak that same year. These successes are largely due to PEPFAR and U.S. contributions to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.