Hi John,

For the past few months, over 10,000 Americans have called, tweeted, emailed to push for the clean reauthorization of the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The program is the largest commitment ever, from any nation, to address a single disease. It’s also an unparalleled success story, with AIDS deaths decreasing by 64 percent since PEPFAR’s launch and 25 million lives saved. 

But the clock is ticking. PEPFAR expires on September 30 and its reauthorization is in serious jeopardy as partisan politics threaten two decades of bipartisan support. This is all the more disheartening when we know that 25 million lives have been saved as a direct result of bipartisan compromise and collaboration across presidential administrations and from Congress.

News stories this week have only reinforced the importance of PEPFAR and what is at stake, including headlines in the New York Times, “AIDS Relief Program Under Threat[...]” and Washington Post  “HIV care bogged down by politics[...]”

The end of this virus is within reach, but the US must continue to lead the fight. Sign your name with just one click to speak up for PEPFAR today. 

Thank you as always. 

Kelli Meyer, ONE.org