AU to push renewal of US AIDS plan: Africa CDC boss

Launched in 2003, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, is a major funder of HIV testing, counselling and life-saving treatment worldwide.

Director General of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Jean Kaseya conducts a press conference at the sidelines of the second day of the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa on February 18, 2024. (Credit: AFP)