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The '''President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief''' ('''PEPFAR''') is a United States governmental initiative to address the global [[HIV]] epidemic and help save the lives of those suffering from the disease. Launched by U.S. President George W. Bush in 2003 on the advice of [[Anthony Fauci]], PEPFAR has provided more than $85 billion in cumulative funding for [[HIV]]/[[AIDS]] treatment, prevention, and research since its inception, making it the largest global health program focused on a single disease in history.

The '''President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief''' ('''PEPFAR''') was a United States governmental initiative to address the global [[HIV]] epidemic and help save the lives of those suffering from the disease. Launched by U.S. President George W. Bush in 2003 on the advice of [[Anthony Fauci]], PEPFAR has provided more than $85 billion in cumulative funding for [[HIV]]/[[AIDS]] treatment, prevention, and research since its inception, making it the largest global health program focused on a single disease in history. <b>PEPFAR was a failure and has now been terminated by the United States Government that eliminated the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in 2025 in accordance with the recommendation of the [[Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)]].</b>

PEPFAR ~~has begun providing money~~ (~~United States tax dollars~~) ~~for~~ male circumcision ~~programs~~.<ref>{{~~REFweb~~

PEPFAR (2025) has scrapped its ineffective and harmful "voluntary male medical circumcision" (VMMC) program after 15 years and at least 27,000,000 harmful and useless [[foreskin]] amputations.<ref name="gwarisa2025">{{REFnews

|last=~~The White House~~

|title=New PEPFAR Waiver Scraps Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Program

|first=

|url=https://healthtimes.co.zw/2025/02/07/new-pepfar-waiver-scraps-voluntary-medical-male-circumcision-program/

|~~date~~=~~2010~~-~~10-01~~

|last=Gwarisa

|~~title~~=~~World AIDS Day at the White House~~

|first=Michael

|~~url~~=~~http://www.youtube.com/watch?v~~=~~60uUA0uGOkc#t=22m38s~~

|init=

|accessdate=~~2011~~-04-10

|author-link=

}}</ref> ~~Focus countries~~ have ~~been invited to request program funding to increase access to the procedure~~.

|publisher=Healthtimes

|website=

|date=2025-02-07

|accessdate=2025-02-15

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|quote=

}}</ref> Numerous studies have demonstrated that [[adult circumcision]] is not effective in preventing [[HIV]] [[infection]].

PEPFAR ignominiously ended the provision of non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] of boys under age 15 in November 2019 due to significant, complications, injuries, and other abuses.

PEPFAR ignominiously ended the provision of non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] of boys under age 15 in November 2019 due to significant, [[Complication| complications]], injuries, and other abuses.

==Reimagining PEPFAR's Strategic Direction==

This document, ''Reimagining PEPFAR's Strategic Direction'', published in September 2022, provides new directions for PEPFAR's fight against the ''HIV'' pandemic. The document is entirely silent on male and female circumcision, although male circumcision was the cornerstone of the previous effort to prevent HIV infection and PEPFAR formerly proudly trumpeted the 27,~~700~~,000+ circumcisions (AKA genital mutilations) in Africa that it had sponsored. It is unclear if PEPFAR will continue to promote circumcision, which has been demonstrated to be ineffective.<ref name="reimagining2022">{{REFdocument

This document, ''Reimagining PEPFAR's Strategic Direction'', published in September 2022, provides new directions for PEPFAR's fight against the ''HIV'' pandemic. The document is entirely silent on male and female circumcision, although male circumcision was the cornerstone of the previous effort to prevent HIV infection and PEPFAR formerly proudly trumpeted the 32,000,000+ circumcisions (AKA genital mutilations) in Africa that it had sponsored. It is unclear if PEPFAR will continue to promote circumcision, which has been demonstrated to be ineffective.<ref name="reimagining2022">{{REFdocument

|title=Reimagining PEPFAR's Strategic Directio

|url=https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/PEPFAR-Strategic-Direction_FINAL.pdf

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Point of Interest: In recent studies, [[HIV]] transmission was found to be more prevalent in circumcised males in Swaziland. The drive to circumcise the majority of Swazi men continues none the less.<ref>{{REFjournal

Point of Interest: In recent studies, [[HIV]] transmission was found to be more prevalent in [[circumcised]] males in Swaziland. The drive to circumcise the majority of Swazi men continues none the less.<ref>{{REFjournal

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-The '''President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief''' ('''PEPFAR''') is a United States governmental initiative to address the global [[HIV]] epidemic and help save the lives of those suffering from the disease. Launched by U.S. President George W. Bush in 2003 on the advice of [[Anthony Fauci]], PEPFAR has provided more than $85 billion in cumulative funding for [[HIV]]/[[AIDS]] treatment, prevention, and research since its inception, making it the largest global health program focused on a single disease in history.
+The '''President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief''' ('''PEPFAR''') was a United States governmental initiative to address the global [[HIV]] epidemic and help save the lives of those suffering from the disease. Launched by U.S. President George W. Bush in 2003 on the advice of [[Anthony Fauci]], PEPFAR has provided more than $85 billion in cumulative funding for [[HIV]]/[[AIDS]] treatment, prevention, and research since its inception, making it the largest global health program focused on a single disease in history. <b>PEPFAR was a failure and has now been terminated by the United States Government that eliminated the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in 2025 in accordance with the recommendation of the [[Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)]].</b>
-PEPFAR has begun providing money (United States tax dollars) for male circumcision programs.<ref>{{REFweb
+PEPFAR (2025) has scrapped its ineffective and harmful "voluntary male  medical circumcision" (VMMC) program after 15 years and at least 27,000,000 harmful and useless [[foreskin]] amputations.<ref name="gwarisa2025">{{REFnews
-  |last=The White House
+ |title=New PEPFAR Waiver Scraps Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Program
-  |first=
+ |url=https://healthtimes.co.zw/2025/02/07/new-pepfar-waiver-scraps-voluntary-medical-male-circumcision-program/
-  |date=2010-10-01
+  |last=Gwarisa
-  |title=World AIDS Day at the White House
+  |first=Michael
-  |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60uUA0uGOkc#t=22m38s
+  |init=
-  |accessdate=2011-04-10
+ |author-link=
-}}</ref> Focus countries have been invited to request program funding to increase access to the procedure.
+  |publisher=Healthtimes
+  |website=
+ |date=2025-02-07
+  |accessdate=2025-02-15
+ |format=
+ |quote=
+}}</ref> Numerous studies have demonstrated that [[adult circumcision]] is not effective in preventing [[HIV]] [[infection]].
-PEPFAR ignominiously ended the provision of non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] of boys under age 15 in November 2019 due to significant, complications, injuries, and other abuses.
+PEPFAR ignominiously ended the provision of non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] of boys under age 15 in November 2019 due to significant, [[Complication| complications]], injuries, and other abuses.
 ==Reimagining PEPFAR's Strategic Direction==
-This document, ''Reimagining PEPFAR's Strategic Direction'', published in September 2022, provides new directions for PEPFAR's fight against the ''HIV'' pandemic. The document is entirely silent on male and female circumcision, although male circumcision was the cornerstone of the previous effort to prevent HIV infection and PEPFAR formerly proudly trumpeted the 27,700,000+ circumcisions (AKA genital mutilations) in Africa that it had sponsored. It is unclear if PEPFAR will continue to promote circumcision, which has been demonstrated to be ineffective.<ref name="reimagining2022">{{REFdocument
+This document, ''Reimagining PEPFAR's Strategic Direction'', published in September 2022, provides new directions for PEPFAR's fight against the ''HIV'' pandemic. The document is entirely silent on male and female circumcision, although male circumcision was the cornerstone of the previous effort to prevent HIV infection and PEPFAR formerly proudly trumpeted the 32,000,000+ circumcisions (AKA genital mutilations) in Africa that it had sponsored. It is unclear if PEPFAR will continue to promote circumcision, which has been demonstrated to be ineffective.<ref name="reimagining2022">{{REFdocument
   |title=Reimagining PEPFAR's Strategic Directio
   |url=https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/PEPFAR-Strategic-Direction_FINAL.pdf
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-Point of Interest: In recent studies, [[HIV]] transmission was found to be more prevalent in circumcised males in Swaziland. The drive to circumcise the majority of Swazi men continues none the less.<ref>{{REFjournal
+Point of Interest: In recent studies, [[HIV]] transmission was found to be more prevalent in [[circumcised]] males in Swaziland. The drive to circumcise the majority of Swazi men continues none the less.<ref>{{REFjournal
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 [[Category:Fund]]
 [[Category:Program]]
+[[Category:Scandal]]
 [[Category:From CircLeaks]]