HIV, Africa and Donald Trump

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.
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. For two decades, the American people have paid for the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief,
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.
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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Researchers issue urgent warning about unexpected challenges in HIV prevention: 'There remains a significant, persisting lack of knowledge'
The study was conducted across 29 countries. Researchers issue urgent warning about unexpected challenges in HIV prevention: ...
US aid freeze fuels fears of renewed AIDS epidemic: 'People are going to die'
NEWS ANALYSIS. Despite the waiver granted by the US, the global system for fighting HIV – which still causes 630,000 deaths a ...
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.
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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 ...
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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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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HIV and AIDS News
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 ...
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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 ...