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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ap Correspondent

HIV drugs stopped for millions by USAID cuts – this is the drastic effect it could have on their health

AIDs activists stage a mock "die-in" at Dock Square in downtown Kennebunkport, Maine, in September 1991 (file photo) - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

A generation after the peak of the AIDS epidemic, a new crisis looms.

The success of PEPFAR, the US-led global AIDS relief program, has made HIV a manageable condition for millions. However, the Trump administration's foreign aid cuts and temporary waiver for PEPFAR have disrupted the system, threatening access to life-saving medications.

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