George W. Bush Institute

Imagining a world without PEPFAR

The evolution and impact of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief

Series Chapters
Chapter 1

Paving the way for impact

Read the article Paving the way for impact.
Nov 5, 2026

Paving the way for impact

By: Hannah Johnson, Elizabeth Kennedy Trudeau
The following timeline is the first chapter in the three-part series, "Imagining a world without PEPFAR." This chapter provides a foundation for understanding how PEPFAR came to be and the impact it has today.