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PEPFAR does not support abortion, country director says

US Ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman, Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumincha and PEPFAR Country Director Brian Rettmann during Pepfar's 20th Anniversary celebrations in Nairobi on November 28, 2023. [Courtesy, US Embassy]

The US-funded President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief-PEPFAR has hit back at a section of politicians over claims it is funding abortion.

Country Director Brian Brettmann told The Standard the remarks were misguided on what activities the NGO does across the country.

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