Different Takes: Congress Must Act Now To Reauthorize PEPFAR
Opinion writers discuss PEPFAR on World AIDS Day.
Dallas Morning News:
This World AIDS Day, We Must Recommit To A Lifesaving Program
Operating in 50 countries, PEPFAR is one of the most successful foreign investment programs since the Marshall Plan. “Remember and commit,” the theme of this World AIDS Day, is a fitting description for PEPFAR as it faces its fourth reauthorization. Over the years, PEPFAR has saved the lives of many women and children like Tatu Msangi and Faith. Congress must remember this tremendous progress and renew our commitment to women and children by reauthorizing the program. (Hannah Johnson, 12/1)
USA Today:
20 Years Ago, George W. Bush Launched AIDS Relief And Saved Lives. US Needs To Lead Again
Since 2003 PEPFAR has saved 25 million lives, enabled 20 million people with HIV to start antiretroviral treatment and prevented 5.5 million babies from being born with HIV. (Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, 12/1)
Stat:
What PEPFAR Has Meant On The Ground In Ukraine
In Ukraine, a little bit of good news can go a long way, and the lifesaving work being done as a result of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has been a rare but reliable source of good news. That’s why the U.S. Congress’ delay in reauthorizing this program has been so difficult to hear about. (Sergey Strashuk and Vira Horovenko, 12/1)
