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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.
PEPFAR has begun providing money (United States tax dollars2025) for has scrapped its ineffective and harmful "voluntary male medical circumcision programs" (VMMC) program after 15 years and at least 27,000,000 harmful and useless [[foreskin]] amputations.<refname="gwarisa2025">{{REFwebREFnews |title=New PEPFAR Waiver Scraps Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Program |url=https://healthtimes.co.zw/2025/02/07/new-pepfar-waiver-scraps-voluntary-medical-male-circumcision-program/ |last=The White HouseGwarisa |first=Michael |dateinit=2010 |author-10-01link= |titlepublisher=World AIDS Day at the White HouseHealthtimes |urlwebsite=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v |date=60uUA0uGOkc#t=22m38s2025-02-07 |accessdate=20112025-0402-1015 |format= |quote=}}</ref> Focus countries Numerous studies have been invited to request program funding to increase access to the proceduredemonstrated that circumcision is not effective in preventing 00HIV]] 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.