U.S. funding to support millions of people in Africa living with HIV/AIDS could be under threat due to opposition from Republican lawmakers who say funds were being diverted to fund abortions.
The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is a multi-billion-dollar HIV/AIDS programme that the U.S. government says has saved millions of lives globally since it was launched 20 years ago.
But as the Sept. 30 deadline approaches for the U.S. Congress to reauthorise the programme, PEPFAR is under attack. Here are some facts about PEPFAR. What is PEPFAR? U.S.
President George W. Bush launched PEPFAR in 2003 to fund programmes aimed at saving lives and preventing HIV infections in more than 50 countries.