South Africa’s HIV Crisis Deepens as U.S. Aid Cuts Leave Thousands Without Lifesaving Care - teleSUR English

South Africa’s HIV Crisis Deepens as U.S. Aid Cuts Leave Thousands Without Lifesaving Care - teleSUR English

South Africa, home to the largest population of people living with HIV globally, is grappling with the fallout from a $427 million withdrawal in U.S. aid—an abrupt cut that has shuttered clinics, disrupted treatment for hundreds of thousands, and sparked fears of a resurgence in new infections and preventable deaths. The Trump administration’s decision to slash foreign aid has led to the closure of 12 nonprofit clinics that once served over 63,0…

HIV Pills Run Dry After US Cuts - Asian News from UK

South Africa’s government has pledged that the US withdrawal of about £335 million in support will not collapse its HIV programme, the largest in the world On a warm evening in Johannesburg, word spread quickly through sex worker networks: within 24 hours, several non-profit clinics offering free HIV services would be closing. The announcement came after former US President Donald Trump confirmed that Washington was slashing foreign aid, leaving…

Can South Africa Keep Its HIV Program Alive Without US Support? - Commonwealth Union

Africa (Commonwealth Union) _ South Africa is racing against time to maintain its top-notch HIV program after the United States pulled back $427 million in funding, leaving thousands without access to treatment and raising fears of an increase in new infections. The country has more people who are living with HIV than any other country on the planet. For many years, US assistance through mostly USAID and the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS R…