PEPFAR 2016 Annual Report to Congress

The bold and visionary leadership by President George W. Bush and the United States (U.S.) Congress that created the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)—a legacy that President Barack Obama has embraced and on which he has significantly expanded—has fundamentally transformed the global HIV/AIDS response. Since 2003, with Congress’s extraordinary investment, PEPFAR has helped to halt the relentless escalation of new HIV infections and mortality rates across the globe. PEPFAR has saved millions of lives and prevented millions more HIV infections by providing core HIV prevention and treatment services, changing the very course of the HIV pandemic. Our investments have resulted in more than 1.5 million babies who would have otherwise been infected being born HIV-free, and have provided compassionate care and support for millions of AIDS orphans and vulnerable children (OVC).