The President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is one of the most successful global health programs in history. Launched in 2003 by President George W. Bush, the program is being quietly dismantled behind the scenes. Primarily the U.S. Department of State has failed to release funds already appropriated by Congress to CDC and other implementing agencies. Without congressional action, CDC’s PEPFAR program will run out of funds by June 2026, potentially leaving millions without life-saving HIV treatment.

PEPFAR’s track record is extraordinary: 26 million lives saved, 20.6 million people on HIV treatment, 7.8 million babies born HIV‑free who otherwise would likely have been infected, and 83.8 million people tested for HIV in the 2024 fiscal year.

Please write to your members of Congress today and ask them to save this life-saving program.

**This campaign is being conducted in partnership with the CDC Alumni & Friends Network and Health GAP**