US EditionThe Trump administration will no longer mark World AIDS Day
The State Department ends decades of public World AIDS Day messaging amid funding cuts to PEPFAR, risking up to 10 million additional HIV infections, experts warn.
- The federal government will not participate in or provide funding for events commemorating World AIDS Day this year.
- The State Department has instructed employees and grant recipients not to use federal funds for World AIDS Day events.
- A UN program warned of funding cuts and waning resolve to address HIV/AIDS, noting some funding was restored for an AIDS relief initiative.
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'Very upsetting' to see U.S. pull funding for World AIDS Day, says specialist
The U.S. State Department has instructed employees and grantees not to spend federal money to mark World AIDS Day, marking the end of 37 years of marking the occasion. Dr. Isaac Bogoch, an infectious diseases specialist who started the first dedicated HIV prevention clinic in Canada, says such cuts risk reversing the tremendous progress made on HIV/AIDS not only in the U.S. but around the world.
We are #StillHere! HIV survivor protests U.S. decision not to mark World AIDS Day
Shake off the stigma. For one day, without shame, state our HIV/AIDS status. That way, on World AIDS Day Monday, your friends and family can say, “I know a person with AIDS," writes Robert W. Toth of Lakewood, a long-term HIV survivor, in a letter to the editor.
Is Trump cancelling World Aids Day in the US?
The US State Department has ordered staff and grant recipients not to use federal resources to mark World Aids Day, ending a practice observed since 1988. The directive restricts social media posts, speeches, and public events. The shift comes amid foreign aid freezes and warnings that global cuts could trigger millions of new HIV infections and deaths
The US government just quietly canceled World AIDS Day after nearly four decades of recognition
While President Trump continues to issue proclamations for Anti-Communism Week and World Autism Awareness Day, the State Department has instructed employees to avoid any public messaging about AIDS awareness.
Trump administration will not recognise World AIDS Day this year, leaked email confirms
Past U.S. presidents, including George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and Trump during his first term, have recognised the day The post Trump administration will not recognise World AIDS Day this year, leaked email confirms appeared first on Attitude.
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