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Trump is cancelling a Republican project to wipe out Aids – putting millions of lives at risk

Enormous progress has been made in tackling the global HIV epidemics over the past two decades. The number of people dying from HIV-related causes has fallen by 51% since 2010; and the number of annual new infections has fallen from 2.1 million new infections in 2010 to 1.3 million in…

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From staff cuts to aid reductions, UN humanitarian agencies scramble in wake of US funding freeze

Trump administration freezes on U.S. foreign aid have led many United Nations organizations to cut staff, budgets and services in places as diverse as Afghanistan, Sudan, Ukraine and even the United States

The Independent UK

Pepfar funding to fight HIV/Aids has saved 26 million lives since 2003: how cutting it will hurt Africa

The US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief has been a cornerstone of global HIV/Aids prevention, care and treatment for over two decades. Pepfar has enjoyed broad bipartisan support in the US, but its future is now uncertain. Public health scholars Eric A. Friedman, Sarah A. Wetter and Lawrence O.…

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Elton John criticizes Trump's USAID cuts

In a post to Instagram, John emphasized the "devastating effects" these cuts could have on the HIV response

Salon

Nearly 15,000 will have died already because of Trump and Musk’s cuts to USAID, advocacy program claims

The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief has saved more than 25 million lives since it began in 2003

The Independent UK

HIV cuts are a "new level of cruelty"

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation said the latest cuts will deprive 350,000 people of HIV treatment

Salon

Africa HIV deaths to mount, as Trump stops funding. Here’s why

In South Africa alone, funding cuts could lead to 500,000 deaths in 10 years, experts warn.

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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 decision to cut 90% of USAID’s foreign aid contracts

The Independent UK

‘Like being on the Titanic’: US aid workers fear there is no future in helping others

Trump’s order to stop work on aid projects around the globe has left dedicated staff shocked and demoralised

The Guardian - US

USAID’s apparent demise and the US withdrawal from WHO put millions of lives worldwide at risk and imperil US national security

On his first day in office, Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald Trump began a drastic reshaping of the United States’ role in global health as part of the first 26 executive orders of his new term.

The Conversation

U.S. cuts to HIV/AIDS funding will be detrimental for vulnerable groups in Kenya

On his first day in office, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to freeze foreign aid funding. This was followed by a stop-work order for dozens of life-saving humanitarian programs.

The Conversation

Fired federal workers hunt for new jobs but struggle to replace their old ones

Job searches can be tough for anyone, but some of the federal workers flooding the market after widespread layoffs are finding it particularly tough

The Independent UK

USAID Funding Freeze Threatens HIV Treatment For Kenyan Children

Nyumbani Children’s Home in Nairobi faces funding uncertainty, risking access to vital HIV medication for vulnerable children.

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South Africa HIV Treatment Disrupted By Aid Freeze

PEPFAR suspension in South Africa threatens HIV treatment access and prevention efforts, risking increased infections and deaths.

The Independent UK

South African NGOs worry Trump's aid freeze will cause HIV patients to default on treatment

In the rural villages of South Africa, U.S. President Donald Trump’s sudden freeze on foreign aid impacts hundreds of thousands of HIV patients

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The Independent UK

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

A generation has passed since the peak in AIDS-related deaths

The Conversation

Trump White House’s disengagement from HIV/AIDS response could have lethal consequences

With the endless stream of announcements, reversals, measures and countermeasures coming from the new administration of United States President Donald Trump, it has become difficult to make sense of what is just noise or opening negotiation offers and what constitutes actual policy change.

The Conversation

Healthcare in Africa on brink of crisis as US exits WHO and USAid freezes funds: health scholar explains why

US president Donald Trump has taken a series of decisions that have delivered body blows to the global management of health. He has announced that the US will leave the World Health Organization. And a 90-day freeze has been placed on money distributed by the US Agency for International Development…

The Independent UK

From fighting disease to protecting the Amazon rainforest, USAID has big impact across the globe

The Trump administration’s decision to close the U.S. Agency for International Development has drawn widespread criticism from congressional Democrats

International Business Times

'People Are Going To Die': USAID Cuts Create Panic In Africa

President Donald Trump's decision to freeze foreign assistance has sent aid staff in Africa into "panic mode", with even HIV experimental treatment programmes stopped dead in their tracks.

The Conversation

USAid shutdown isn’t just a humanitarian issue – it’s a threat to American interests

The website for the United States Agency for International Development (USAid), the world’s biggest aid donor, has gone dark.

International Business Times

For World's Poorest, Fears For Long-term Setbacks After Trump Aid Cut

In Uganda, millions of schoolchildren have benefitted from a universal education program backed by the United States.

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