US EditionUS shutdown of HIV/aids funding : cuts send HIV treatment "off a cliff"
- The U.S. Administration's freeze on foreign aid through the Stop Order on USAID is causing a halt in life-saving anti-viral medication delivery in Africa, according to the Stephen Lewis Foundation.
- Deputy UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif reported that over nine million people do not receive treatment for HIV, with 4,000 new infections among girls each week.
- A survey by GNP+ found that nearly one in four respondents experienced HIV-related stigma, which continues to obstruct HIV response efforts.
- Advocates emphasize that stigma and discrimination obstruct HIV responses and call for compassionate, rights-based approaches to address health inequalities.
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More AIDS activists arrested when protesting global funding cuts
AIDS activists were arrested again Wednesday while protesting the Trump administration’s cuts to funding to fight the disease globally. This follows arrests that were made during protests February 13 and 26.Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter.U.S. Capitol Police arrested 11 protesters who were demonstrating outside a House Foreign Affairs Committee meeting in the Rayburn House Office B…
US shutdown of HIV/aids funding : cuts send HIV treatment "off a cliff"
South Africa has also been racing to pivot its HIV treatment plans in the wake of the US withdrawal of global aid. Determined not to be undercut by Trump and to keep its hands on the tiller, the Department of Health has set its sights on increasing the number of people on treatment by one million by the end of the year.
News24 | US funding cuts: Western Cape concerned about HIV infections rising, severe budget strain
The Western Cape government has warned that US foreign aid funding cuts may increase the number of HIV/AIDS infections and place more pressure on the province's health system.
Africa: Pepfar Funding to Fight HIV/Aids Has Saved 26 Million Lives Since 2003 - How Cutting It Will Hurt Africa
Analysis - The US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief has been a cornerstone of global HIV/Aids prevention, care and treatment for over two decades. Pepfar has enjoyed broad bipartisan support in the US, but its future is now uncertain. Public health scholars Eric A. Friedman, Sarah A. Wetter and Lawrence O. Gostin explain Pepfar's history and impacts, as well as what may lie ahead.
Choose compassion, reject cruelty to end HIV, says top UN rights official » Africa Global Village
Global efforts to tackle the HIV/AIDS epidemic continue to remain insufficient, with deadly consequences, the UN Human Rights Council heard on Thursday. Source UN News The post Choose compassion, reject cruelty to end HIV, says top UN rights official appeared first on Africa Global Village.
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