pepfar

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1. (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of)Acronym of President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.

   “The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), created under US President George W. Bush's administration, promoted a conservative approach to AIDS prevention through its ABC messages, which were (1) abstinence is the only true prevention; (2) if one is in a sexual relationship, stay faithful to one partner; and (3) if one can't do either, use condoms.”

   “The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has saved an estimated 25 million lives since it was launched in 2003; the halt threw the program into chaos, although it was later granted a limited waiver to resume some activities.”

2. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of PEPFAR.

   “Begun in 2003 and covering some 50 countries, Pepfar has saved the lives of an estimated 13m people living with HIV-Aids, mostly in Africa, by providing them with antiretroviral drugs.”