U.S. to End Direct HIV Funding for Namibia, Shift to Technical Cooperation
Namibia will receive $45 million in 2027 before U.S. aid shifts to technical cooperation as officials say the HIV response will be funded domestically.
- The United States will phase out direct HIV funding for Namibia, providing $45 million for the 2027 fiscal year before transitioning to a model of "Technical cooperation."
- This shift follows Namibia's rejection of U.S. provisions requiring the sharing of health data and biological specimens, which officials argued were "not in compliance with Namibia's national laws."
- Namibia has surpassed UNAIDS targets with 98% of treated patients achieving viral suppression, while the United States has contributed more than $1.1 billion to the country's HIV response since 2003.
- The Trump administration has signed "America First" agreements with about 30 countries since late last year to reduce donor dependency, though Ghana, Zimbabwe, Kenya, and Zambia have objected to data-sharing demands.
- Washington recently initiated a "phased drawdown" of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief in South Africa, as both governments are now negotiating a new bilateral health agreement.
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