New year, same fight to end extreme poverty and preventable disease.
PEPFAR
Congress must reauthorize PEPFAR to keep up the fight against HIV/AIDS. Here's three reasons why.
When it comes to the fight to end extreme poverty and preventable disease, ONE activists never rest! Here’s what they’ve been up to in June:
Summit Camp
100 ONE activists traveled to Washington, DC for the ONE Power Summit, the first time the annual event has been held in person since before the pandemic.
Our activists had 156 meetings on Capitol Hill, urging Members of Congress and their staff to reauthorize PEPFAR, the HIV/AIDS-fighting program that has helped save...
On this day, twenty years ago, President George W. Bush signed the US Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act, forever altering the global fight to end preventable disease.
The bill authorized the program we now know as PEPFAR, which has helped save 25 million lives from HIV/AIDS since 2003. When PEPFAR was approved by both chambers of Congress, then Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist told the New York Times that PEPFAR was a “truly historic leap that may...
On International Women's Day, we're taking a closer look at how PEPFAR in its historic efforts to combat HIV/AIDS has helped advance the health, education, and economic empowerment of women and girls in Africa.
By the Numbers
PEPFAR's contributions to global health extend far beyond its incredible progress against HIV/AIDS:
Maternal Mortality
A study by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that, over the course of the program's existence, PEPFAR countries saw significant reductions in both maternal and child mortality to...
This blog features excerpts from a recent interview of Representative Barbara Lee (D-California) in The Bush Centers journal, The Catalyst, as well as a blog post written by the Congresswoman herself.
This year we are celebrating 20 years of PEPFAR and an incredible 25 million lives saved. PEPFAR expanded the boundaries of global health in Africa and narrowed the political divide in Washington, thanks in large part to a group of steadfast champions who committed time, leadership, and vital...
The White House announced today that Bono, a long-time AIDS activist and co-founder of The ONE Campaign, will be a guest of First Lady Dr. Jill Biden for the President’s State of the Union Address on February 7, 2023. This year marks the 20th anniversary of President George W. Bush’s announcement of a historic initiative to fight AIDS, now known as PEPFAR (the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief). Working in concert with other activists, Bono played a...
On January 28, we mark an important anniversary in the fight to eradicate HIV/AIDS – 20 years since President George W. Bush announced in his State of the Union address a plan for what would soon become PEPFAR – the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
Allow us to set the scene: It was January 28, 2003, a chilly winter evening in Washington, DC. Nearly 22 years after the first cases of the disease that would eventually be...