HEALTHFuture unclear for hugely effective US health program <https://links.morningbrew.com/c/dA9?mbcid=33185295.1969929&mid=e3b72b545d242166fe653b02ca21b520>[image: Images photographed on the site of the Coptic Hospital, 2 December 2006 in Nairobi, Kenya. The Coptic hospital is run through donations and is a benificary of the PEPFAR project] <https://links.morningbrew.com/c/dA9?mbcid=33185295.1969929&mid=e3b72b545d242166fe653b02ca21b520>*Brent Stirton/Getty Images*
The most impactful government program you don’t know about is facing an uncertain future. PEPFAR—an acronym for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief—was created by former President George W. Bush in 2003 and is credited with saving 25 million lives around the world. Through the program, the US government has invested more than $100 billion in treatment for HIV-AIDS and related illnesses by providing training, medical infrastructure, and antiretroviral drugs. PEPFAR remains the largest commitment <https://links.morningbrew.com/c/dAa?mblid=639b9ed5cc04&mbcid=33185295.1969929&mid=e3b72b545d242166fe653b02ca21b520> by a country to confront a single disease, according to KFF. Since its inception, PEPFAR has been renewed every five years with bipartisan support. But that wasn’t the case in 2023, as lawmakers let the program expire at the end of September. What’s the holdup? House Republicans delayed $1 billion <https://links.morningbrew.com/c/dAb?mblid=86a23be446da&mbcid=33185295.1969929&mid=e3b72b545d242166fe653b02ca21b520> in funding for PEPFAR, alleging the money was being used to fund abortions overseas, something HIV policy experts and advocates have denied. *A blow to the US’ global reputation: *The Biden administration is concerned that letting this program lapse will hurt the US’ image abroad, especially in the many African countries that have benefited from PEPFAR. *What’s next?* PEPFAR’s future was already clouded due to gridlock in the House, but newly elected Speaker Mike Johnson could present another obstacle. Johnson is staunchly anti-abortion and a longtime ally of conservative advocacy groups that have said renewing the program in its current form will be seen as a vote to support abortion abroad.—*DL* Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android <https://mail.onelink.me/107872968?pid=nativeplacement&c=Global_Acquisition_YMktg_315_Internal_EmailSignature&af_sub1=Acquisition&af_sub2=Global_YMktg&af_sub3=&af_sub4=100000604&af_sub5=EmailSignature__Static_> -- Kindly email stock reports at STOCKRESEARCHER@googlegroups.com For sharing knowledge -- NIFTYVIEWS.COM NOW A FREE OPEN SOURCE WEBSITE. http://www.niftyviews.com/ Disclaimer :- "The opinions expressed by the members on this board are based on their individual experience and perceptions and to share information with other members with the best of intentions to help fellow members in investment decisions as equity investment is a risky venture.The administrator of www.Niftyviews.com just provide a platform for the authors to express their opinion and take no guarantee for the genuineness of the same."ANY member of this forum doesnt prepare or publish any research report; or ii. provide research report; or iii. make 'buy/sell/hold' recommendation; or iv. give price target; --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Niftyviews.com" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to stockresearcher+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/stockresearcher/CAHgtNZzOE4v4htUKoNXCwjhVKAM9CkYUAsbu%3D8CKr%3D726-Uynw%40mail.gmail.com.
