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Eight countries could run out of HIV treatments due to USAID cuts, WHO says
- Ukraine and eight other countries could soon run out of HIV drugs due to cuts in foreign aid, as reported by the World Health Organization .
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced an 83% cut to USAID programs, affecting 5,200 contracts and humanitarian efforts.
- WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that disruptions to HIV programs could cause over 10 million new HIV cases and 3 million related deaths.
- The WHO reported that Afghanistan faces multiple health emergencies, with 220 facilities potentially closing due to funding shortages, threatening the health of 1.8 million people.
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Nigeria, seven others may face HIV drug shortages – WHO
The World Health Organisation has warned that the United States’ decision to halt foreign aid has disrupted the supply of HIV treatments in Nigeria, Haiti, Kenya, Lesotho, South Sudan, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Ukraine. The WHO Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, who said this during a press conference on Monday, noted that to halt foreign aid could
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