The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS relief was announced by President George W. Bush in 2003 with the aim of preventing infections, treating infected people, and caring for infected individuals and orphans in resource-limited countries. In a unique arrangement, low-cost manufacturers submit New Drug Applications or Abbreviated New Drug Applications for antiretroviral drugs to treat AIDS to the FDA and these applications are reviewed to the same standards as applications for products that are destined for the US market. To expedite the preparation and submission of these applications, the FDA has reached out to the manufacturers, distributers, and other interested parties. At the beginning of 2014 FDA had taken an action on 168 applications and 6.7 million people worldwide are being treated with these antiretroviral drugs.

PEPFAR - a US Government program that is helping to keep millions alive around the world

248th National Meeting (2014)

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