HIV, Trump and Africa

Africa HIV deaths to mount, as Trump stops funding. Here’s why
In South Africa alone, US funding halts could lead to 500,000 deaths in the next 10 years, an official of the Desmond Tutu HIV Center said on Thursday. The warning comes as countr
Trump's aid freeze sparks HIV treatment crisis in South Africa
US President Donald Trump's foreign aid freeze has disrupted HIV treatment programs in South Africa, leaving thousands without life-saving medication and fuelling a growing health crisis.
South African scientists were testing a promising HIV vaccine. Then came Trump’s aid cuts
South African lab technician Nozipho Mlotshwa was waiting for the test results for a potential HIV vaccine, which has eluded scientists for decades, when the order came from USAID to stop work.
South Africa faces HIV crisis as Trump’s aid freeze halts treatment and research
South Africa has more people living with HIV than any other country, and US President Donald Trump’s aid freeze has hit patients hard – as well as researchers, who were close to a breakthrough in
US cuts send South Africa's HIV treatment 'off a cliff'
The US government's sudden decision to axe funding for HIV programmes is a "wake-up call" for South Africa, the country's health minister has told the BBC. Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, responding to US termination notices issued late on Wednesday,
US HIV fund halt may cost South Africa 500,000 lives over 10 years: foundation
US HIV fund halt may cost South Africa 500,000 lives over 10 years: foundation A halt in US funds to South Africa's HIV/AIDS programmes could lead to more than 500,000 deaths over 10 years, the head of the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation said Thursday.
South Africa: Funding cuts to USAID programs spark concerns
The Trump administration's decision to halt funding for health programs in South Africa raises fears that millions, especially those on HIV/AIDS treatment, could lose access to life-saving medication.
USAID contracts cancelled: Donald Trump administration cuts funding for polio, HIV, malaria programmes
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) primarily funds humanitarian initiatives worldwide, supporting ...
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Trump's foreign aid freeze halted a crucial program fighting HIV in Africa. Here's what's at stake
The freeze on U.S. foreign aid ordered by President Donald Trump has effectively halted one of the world's most successful ...
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How Trump’s policies could reverse decades of progress in Latin America’s HIV response
If PEPFAR is not reauthorized for the next four years, and without other resources for the HIV response, there would be 6.3 ...
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Health Policy in Flux: Trump Administration Updates
Keep up with the latest moves made in health policy under President Donald Trump's second administration. This timeline will ...
Trump’s permanent USAID cuts slam humanitarian programs worldwide: ‘We are being pushed off a cliff’
Health groups and non-governmental organizations have expressed surprise and outrage after the Trump administration’s ...
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Department of Health To Provide HIV Patients With ARVs for 6 Months After Donald Trump Cut Aid
The Department of Health said it would provide HIV patients with antiretrovirals for six months after the United States ...
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Groups say millions already hit as US guts aid
Donald Trump's aid freeze was announced as a review that would last 90 days. Instead, the US president has unleashed sweeping ...
USAID Workers Say Goodbye to Headquarters in Trump's Final Push to Dismantle Agency
USAID has been one of the biggest targets of a broad campaign by President Trump and Elon Musk's DOGE to slash the size of the federal government.