In approving the fiscal year 2015 budget, the U.S. Congress secured a $300 million increase for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), reports the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF).

PEPFAR is a U.S. global initiative to combat the HIV/AIDS epidemic around the world by working with the government and civil society leadership in various countries. In total, Congress approved $4.32 billion for PEPFAR in 2015, and it is funding the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria at requested levels.

According to EGPAF, PEPFAR directly or indirectly supports 7.7 million people on HIV treatment worldwide.