Latest PEPFAR Treatment Results
March 2008
- Globally, PEPFAR supported life-saving antiretroviral treatment for approximately 1.73 million men, women and children as of March 31, 2008.
- Of this, PEPFAR supported life-saving antiretroviral treatment for more than 1.64 million people through bilateral programs in PEPFAR's 15 focus countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.
- When President Bush announced PEPFAR, it was estimated that only 50,000 people were receiving treatment for HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. Of those for whom PEPFAR supported treatment as of March 2008, nearly 1.68 million are in this region. [Fact Sheet | Press Release]
By supporting the most comprehensive, evidence-based program in the world, targeting interventions based on the epidemiology of HIV infection in each country, PEPFAR has supported in the 15 focus countries:
Through March 31, 2008:
- Prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission services for women during nearly 12.7 million pregnancies
- Antiretroviral prophylaxis for women in more than 1 million pregnancies
- Prevention of an estimated 194,000 infant infections
Through September 30, 2007:
- Care for more than 6.6 million, including care for more than 2.7 million orphans and vulnerable children
- Over 33 million counseling and testing sessions for men, women and children
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