HIV, Donald Trump and Africa

Trump’s foreign aid freeze halted a crucial program fighting HIV in Africa. Here’s what’s at stake
The freeze on U.S. foreign aid ordered by President Donald Trump has effectively halted one of the world's most successful responses to a disease.
South African scientists were testing a promising HIV vaccine. Then came Trump’s aid cuts
South African lab technician Nozipho Mlotshwa was waiting for the test results for a potential HIV vaccine, which has eluded scientists for decades, when the order came from USAID to stop work.
Kenya's options in funding HIV treatment, other programmes after Donald Trump's funding freeze
Following Donald Trump’s funding freeze on HIV treatment and other health programmes, Kenya faces critical decisions in sustaining these initiatives.
South Africa has more people living with HIV than any other country. Trump’s aid freeze has hit hard
In the rural villages of South Africa, U.S. President Donald Trump’s sudden freeze on foreign aid impacts hundreds of thousands of HIV patients.
Funds for fight against HIV/AIDS paused in Trump aid freeze
Correction: An earlier version of this story said incorrectly that President Donald Trump signed an executive order pausing foreign aid the day after he took office. He signed it the day he took office.
Trump's aid freeze sends shock waves through Africa's HIV programs
The freeze on U.S. foreign aid ordered by President Donald Trump has effectively halted one of the world's most successful responses to a disease. For two decades, the American people have paid for the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief,
US aid freeze puts HIV-positive orphans in Kenya at risk as medical supplies dwindle
Two-year-old Evans was brought to the Nyumbani Children’s Home in Nairobi, Kenya a year ago, suffering from HIV and ...
This New Drug Could Help End the HIV Epidemic—but US Funding Cuts Are Killing Its Rollout
Lenacapavir, a twice yearly injection that prevents HIV transmission, was named the breakthrough medicine of 2024. But ...
US aid freeze sows disruption in HIV, malaria product supply chains
The U.S. government's foreign aid freeze has upended the supply chain for medical products crucial for fighting diseases ...
D.C. is seeing fewer HIV cases. But that means less money going forward.
The decline in D.C. HIV cases is a positive trend, but funding cuts could impact future prevention work. Derrick “Strawberry” ...
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