Global health is one of the few issues that has long commanded widespread bipartisan support, with numerous politicians on both sides of the aisle working to improve the health of people in some of the world's most impoverished locales.
Perhaps the most visible U.S. global health success was President George W. Bush's 2003 commitment to fight HIV through the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Now, PEPFAR supports 11.5 million people worldwide with antiretroviral therapy for HIV, treatment that requires lifelong access to medication to prevent the deadly progression from HIV to AIDS. Throughout his administration, President Barack Obama also supported this important effort by sending billions of federal dollars to various government and nongovernment health organizations.
