Africa, HIV 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.
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.
Pro-Lifers Press Trump Administration to Restore Funding for AIDS Program in Africa
Young girls with U.S. and Kenya flags wait to greet U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Robert Godec as he visits a President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) project for girls' empowerment in Nairobi on March 10, 2018. (photo: Jonathan Ernst / Getty )
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 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 rates going up and eventually a rise in deaths.
Trump's aid cuts stop South African HIV vaccine trials in their tracks
Because South Africa has the world's largest population of people living with HIV, at more than 8 million, it is a hub for research on the virus. "Most of the landmark and groundbreaking studies have been conducted in this country.
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Foreign aid freeze raises fears of renewed AIDS crisis in Africa
Concerns are rising in Africa about a potential resurgence of the devastating AIDS crisis that once claimed millions of lives ...
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What USAID’s Dismantling Looks Like on the Ground in Africa
Locals in Malawi and Kenya who worked with the agency face stalled development, cancelled programming, and shortages of ...
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African church organizations 'devastated' amid USAID shutdown, call for dialogue on program cuts
"It is devastating on all levels, from the church to the community. The stop order came without notice and we could not ...
US Says It Will Continue Limited AIDS Relief Services in South Africa
The US said a waiver on halting some activities in South Africa under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or ...
Healthcare in Africa on brink of crisis as US exits WHO and USAid freezes funds: A health scholar explains why
This includes funds for the President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (Pepfar). The decisions have triggered alarm in the ...
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HIV/AIDS News
Millions of children in Africa rely on funding from the United ... including the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and the President’s Malaria Initiative.