HIV, Africa

South Africa has more people living with HIV than any other country. Trump's aid freeze has hit hard
At a rural village in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province, unemployed 19-year-old Nozuko Majola is trying to figure out if she has enough money for the one-hour ride to collect her much-needed HIV medication,
US aid freeze puts HIV treatment in Africa at risk
Milicent Muyoma has been turned away twice from the clinic where she collects her HIV medication in Mathare, an informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya.
South Africans worry Trump’s aid freeze will cause HIV patients to default on treatment
UMZIMKHULU, South Africa — At a rural village in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, unemployed 19-year-old Nozuko Majola is trying to figure out if she has enough money for the one-hour ...
US aid freeze could set back Africa’s fight against HIV by years, researchers warn
Trump’s pause in USAID spending has put major African HIV vaccine and prevention trials on hold, leaving the research world in shock
Trump's Aid Cuts Stop South African HIV Vaccine Trials in Their Tracks
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. The first round of vaccines she and her colleagues made in Johannesburg had produced an immune response in rabbits,
Trump aid freeze could cause millions more AIDS deaths—Byanyima
President Donald Trump's decision to suspend US overseas funding could result in millions more deaths from AIDS, the head of the UN's programme for the illness warned Sunday.The United States is the world's largest provider of official development assistance,
Trump's aid freeze will cause HIV patients to miss treatment, South African NGOs warn
About 5.5 million South Africans receive antiretroviral treatment that could be disrupted after the US suspended funding for an anti-HIV programme. View on euronews
Map Shows Huge Drops in HIV Funding as Global Infections Surge Predicted
In Africa, a U.S. funding loss will be critical to HIV programs in countries like Uganda, Mozambique and Tanzania.
Healthcare in Africa on brink of crisis as US exits WHO and USAid freezes funds: health scholar explains why
US withdrawal from the WHO and of all foreign aid will have dire consequences for Africa. It’s time the continent took ...
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around 2.6 million children and adolescents are currently living with HIV, the majority of them in Africa. These young people are much more likely to experience treatment failure than ...
What happens to the body when HIV drugs are stopped for millions of people
HIV is spread by bodily fluids such as blood, breast milk or semen. It gradually weakens the body’s immune system and makes ...
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Cuts to PEPFAR Spell Detrimental HIV Outcomes in South Africa
HIV infections and deaths would increase dramatically should the United States cut back on funding for the President’s ...
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Disruptions in US funding could threaten HIV care for children in Africa
Millions of children in Africa rely on funding from the United States for HIV care or testing — support that was threatened ...
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South African NGOs worry Trump's aid freeze will cause HIV patients to default on treatment
KwaZulu-Natal also had the highest number of people living with HIV in South Africa in 2022, about 1,980,000. The country counts more than 7.5 million people infected with the virus that ...