African researchers working to cure HIV, amid US aid cuts

In Mexico, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) continues to be a major public health challenge with more than 4,000 related deaths in 2021, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), which is why it is important to know the importance of testing and where it can be done free of charge. It is essential that people know where to take HIV tests free of charge. Timely screening not only allows them to start…

Swiss relief agencies have declared that they have cut almost 1000 jobs because the Trump administration has massively cut USID's funds.

Modeling HIV Cure’s Impact on Transmission Dynamics

In a groundbreaking advancement towards combating the global HIV epidemic, recent research led by De Bellis, A. and colleagues offers a comprehensive model-based evaluation of how a potential HIV cure could reshape transmission dynamics worldwide. Published in Nature Communications in 2025, this study employs sophisticated mathematical models to dissect the epidemic’s trajectory under various cure implementation scenarios, shedding unprecedented…

AIDS United Statement on the Release of President Trump’s FY26 Skinny Budget - AIDS United

During his State of the Union address in 2019, President Trump pledged, “to defeat AIDS in America and beyond,” urging Congress to commit hundreds of millions of dollars to end the HIV epidemic in the United States by 2030. Six years later, with the release of his Fiscal Year 2026 discretionary funding request, it is clear that President Trump has abandoned those commitments, calling for massive public health funding cuts that will have disastro…

Ghana AIDS Commission seeks NHIA’s Support to Sustain HIV/AIDS Treatment

The Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) has made a fervent appeal to the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) for urgent collaboration to avert a looming collapse in the country’s HIV/AIDS response as global donor support continues to dwindle. The call was made during a high-level meeting, where a delegation from the GAC, backed by officials from UNAIDS, met with the executive leadership of the NHIA, led by its Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Victor …

AFRICAN RESEARCHERS ARE WORKING TO CURE HIV, BUT US AID CUTS ARE IN THE WAY

Fri 02 May 2025: Dozens of trials on HIV ground to a halt in February after US President Donald Trump abruptly pulled crucial funding. Patrick Arbuthnot was browsing his emails on what seemed like a normal workday in his lab in Johannesburg when he saw a strange notification pop up. “Stop Work,” it read. Arbuthnot […]