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Daily Data InsightsIn 2023, PEPFAR provided life-saving therapy against HIV to 20.5 million people

In 2023, PEPFAR provided life-saving therapy against HIV to 20.5 million people

Line chart titled '20.5 million people receive antiretroviral therapy through PEPFAR' showing the annual number of people receiving antiretroviral therapy through PEPFAR, the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, from 2004 to 2023. The chart starts near zero in 2004, rising steadily each year, and reaching 20.5 million people in 2023. The therapy helps keep people with HIV healthy and prevents its spread to others. Data source: President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (2024), published by Our World in Data.

The US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, known as PEPFAR, was established in 2003 to fight the global HIV epidemic.

Since its launch, PEPFAR has provided millions of people with antiretroviral therapy (ART) worldwide, especially in Africa.

The chart shows the number of people who received therapy through PEPFAR in a given year. In 2023, it was 20.5 million people.

ART is highly effective: it helps keep people with HIV healthy and reduces the risk of spreading the virus to others, saving more than one million lives each year.

But, after months of legislative delay, PEPFAR was recently renewed for only one year, raising concerns about the program's future after March 2025.

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