US EditionTrump aid cuts deal a blow to HIV prevention in Africa
- Trump ordered a pause on foreign aid and halted grants by the U.S. Agency for International Development after taking office in January.
- The cuts have restricted the availability of drugs like Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis that millions of Africans have taken to prevent HIV infection, particularly vulnerable communities such as gay men and sex workers.
- Some who have lost access to PrEP because of U.S. cutbacks are already testing positive for HIV, according to 10 patients, health officials, and activists.
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Trump’s Foreign Aid Cuts Undermine HIV Prevention Efforts Across Africa - teleSUR English
Sweeping foreign aid cuts by U.S. President Donald Trump have triggered a public health crisis across sub-Saharan Africa, where millions are now at risk of HIV infection due to the sudden loss of access to life-saving prevention medication, according to health officials and advocacy groups. PrEP Access Severely Disrupted The cuts have particularly impacted the availability of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), a daily pill that reduces the risk of…
Gay Africans Are Blaming Trump for Their HIV.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Gay men in African nations have blamed difficulties accessing HIV prevention medication on foreign aid cuts enacted by the Trump administration, rather than African governments or their own behavior.WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Donald J. Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Russell Vought, public health officials, gay Africans, and African governments.WHEN & WHERE: Since President Trump’s inauguration, with impacts fe…
Trump’s Foreign Aid Cuts Could Lead to Half a Million AIDS Deaths in South Africa
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres is urging the Trump administration to reverse its sweeping cuts to international humanitarian programs, saying it will make the world “less healthy, less safe and less prosperous.” Secretary-General António Guterres: “The consequences will be especially devastating for vulnerable people around the world.” South Africa is one nation that could be particularly hard hit by Trump’s foreign aid cuts. An officia…
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