PEPFAR: An Oral History

Published: May 25, 2023, 8 a.m.

b'PEPFAR -- The President\'s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief.\\n\\nThe multi-billion-dollar government initiative to address the global HIV/AIDS epidemic turns 20 years old this week \\u2013 President Bush signed PEPFAR into law on May 27, 2003.\\n\\nWhen it was proposed and implemented 20 years ago, PEPFAR was the largest commitment by any nation to combat a single disease in human history.\\n\\nNow, to mark PEPFAR\'s 20th anniversary,\\xa0we hear directly from the politicians involved in the program -- and the bipartisan tone the initiative set for Washington and for President Bush --\\xa0as C-SPAN\'s podcast "The Weekly" presents a special episode: PEPFAR: An Oral History.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'