Trump aid freeze disrupts global HIV/AIDS fight
A legacy bipartisan initiative to combat HIV and AIDS in Africa is collateral damage from President Donald Trump’s directive to halt all U.S. foreign assistance, despite efforts to exempt humanitarian assistance and lifesaving medication from being caught up in the three-month funding freeze.
If Trump Ends Foreign HIV Aid, Millions Will Suffer—Including Americans
These diseases had once been extraordinary rarities. When HIV hit, they were everywhere. I remember how I blew up gloves into balloons to distract the kids, so small and polite, their hair neatly braided. I remember how they died.
Conflicting signals from Trump could disrupt HIV meds. What's the impact?
A series of orders from the Trump administration have the potential to disrupt the delivery of life-saving medications to HIV positive people. Here's what a disruption of this drug regimen would mean.
Trump’s foreign aid freeze causes fear of HIV resurgence in Africa
The Trump administration has said that foreign assistance programs will be paused for three months as it reviews how money is being spent.
Trump Aid Order Raises HIV Risk for 136,000 Babies, Warn Experts
Almost 136,000 babies are expected to be born with HIV in the next three months, mostly in Africa, because of the Trump administration’s “stop work order” on foreign assistance, according to a top research foundation.
Trump’s pause on foreign aid raises HIV risks for millions, World Health Organization warns
The WHO said funding should be maintained for programmes like PEPFAR, which provides HIV treatment and testing to millions of people worldwide. View on euronews
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PEPFAR, USAID Hit Hard by Trump Administration Orders
USAID is in charge of ordering the drugs used by the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in its programs that ...
Deborah Birx, Who Oversaw PEPFAR, Is Not Surprised at Its Precarious State
On Tuesday evening, less than a week later, Secretary of State Marco Rubio granted PEPFAR a waiver to provide some services, ...
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PEPFAR, other ‘life-saving humanitarian’ programs can operate under State Department waiver
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday issued a waiver that allows the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and ...
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PEPFAR withdrawal threatens to cripple SA's NGOs
It comes as US President Donald Trump announced that his government will be halting all President's Emergency Plan for AIDS ...
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Here’s What You Should Know About the PEPFAR Funding Freeze
This past week, in line with U.S. President Donald Trump‘s executive order to reevaluate and realign foreign aid, the ...
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Trump's 'stop-work' order for PEPFAR cuts off anti-HIV drugs for patients
As a result of the new administration's actions, health centers funded by PEPFAR, the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for ...
Trump administration waives halt on distribution of HIV medications via PEPFAR
The Trump administration has made some concessions to the halt placed on distributions of global HIV treatments via the U.S.
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RFK Jr. Voices Support for PEPFAR Amid Trump Foreign Aid Funding Freeze
After several days of worry that the global AIDS program might come to abrupt end, Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a ...
Trump pauses global funding for key health programme but allows HIV drug access: What is PEPFAR, how does it impact India?
Importantly, the programme has provided access to pre-exposure prophylaxis — a medicine that can prevent HIV infection — to 2 ...
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Suspending PEPFAR: An emergency of our own making
Trump’s stop-work order came with such power and authority that, literally, it caused global momentum on fighting HIV to ...