The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, provides billions in funding to organizations to combat HIV.

On Friday, a memorandum signed by Marco Rubio called for a 90-day cessation of foreign aid. That would likely put on hold the work of PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.

PEPFAR has saved 25 million lives around the globe and is considered George W. Bush's greatest achievement. Donald Trump has left its future in doubt.

The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, is credited with saving 25 million lives worldwide and has long enjoyed bipartisan support.

The Trump administration has issued a waiver to ensure uninterrupted HIV treatment for 20 million people in 55 countries, despite a 90-day freeze on U.S. foreign aidGlobal health leaders, including UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima,

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s order to pause nearly all foreign aid has halted funding to the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), an African HIV-prevention program launched by President George W. Bush in 2003 that has saved over 25 million lives.

The action originates from President Trump’s executive order on foreign aid, which he signed on his first day in office last Monday.

The International AIDS Society (IAS) has reiterated the critical need for immediate action to re­store access to all HIV services in Nigeria and other poor resource coun­tries. The International AIDS Society (IAS) acknowledged the decision to waive the suspension of “life-saving humanitarian assistance”,

The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief has provided life-saving treatment to tens of millions since it was established in 2003

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s foreign aid pause threatens PEPFAR, risking delays in life-saving HIV treatments for 20 million globally.

The United States government has suspended support for HIV treatment in Nigeria and other developing countries following a directive from President Donald Trump. The U.S. State Department has paused the disbursement of funds from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) for at least 90 days.