The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
U.S. Commitment to Fighting the Disease
In his State of the Union address on January 28, 2003, President George W. Bush announced the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR/Emergency Plan). The Emergency Plan is the largest commitment ever by any nation for an international health initiative dedicated to a single disease — a five-year, $15 billion, multifaceted approach to combating the disease around the world. The United States now leads the world in its level of support for the fight against HIV/AIDS.On May 27, 2003, President Bush signed P.L. 108_25, the United States Leadership Against Global HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003, the legislative…
