HIV, Donald Trump and AIDS

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 responses to a disease.
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 has more people living with HIV than any other country. Trump’s aid freeze has hit hard
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.
US foreign aid freeze wreaks havoc for HIV treatment in Africa
With recent cuts to foreign aid, including programs like PEPFAR, thousands of Africans living with HIV face an uncertain future. Although the freeze was followed by an exemption for “life-saving treatments,
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 Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
Trump’s aid freeze sends shock waves through Africa’s HIV programs
The freeze on U.S. foreign aid ordered by President Donald Trump has effectively halted one of the world's most successful responses to a disease.
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,
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New HIV therapy lenacapavir shows high efficacy in Ugandan population
A multi-national, multi-institutional study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators found little natural resistance to a ...
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South Africans worry Trump’s aid freeze will cause HIV patients to default on treatment
Majola is one of millions of patients in South Africa affected by President Donald Trump’s global foreign aid freeze, raising worries about HIV patients defaulting on treatment, infection rates ...
South Africa does have a history of racist land inequality. Just not in the way Trump and Musk are portraying
The so-called land question has been a decades-long dilemma for South Africa. A new law seeks to right some of the wrongs of ...
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Scoping review protocol of interventions for the mental health of women with and without HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa
Introduction Mental health issues among women in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), especially those living with HIV, pose a major public health challenge. Despite the established connections between HIV ...
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USAID crisis leaves South Africans living with HIV in turmoil
South Africa is home to one of the world's worst HIV/AIDS epidemics. At least 8.5 million people here are living with HIV - a quarter of all cases worldwide. Widespread, free access to ...
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South African NGOs worry Trump's aid freeze will cause HIV patients to default on treatment
Majola is one of millions of patients in South Africa affected by U.S. President Donald Trump’s global foreign aid freeze, raising worries about HIV patients defaulting on treatment, infection ...
MorningLine: "Cutting Out Stigma" of HIV in Barbershops pt1
How are Nashville Barbers "Cutting Out Stigma" around HIV in the African American community? On this episode of MorningLine, ...