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[[Image:PEPFAR.png|right|thumb|PEPFAR]]
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, PEPFAR has provided more than $80 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) has begun providing money (United States tax dollars) for male circumcision programs.<ref>{{REFweb
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