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.
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.
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.
South African NGOs worry Trump’s aid freeze will cause HIV patients to default on treatment
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.
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,
Trump's aid cuts stop South African HIV vaccine trials in their tracks
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. The first round of vaccines she and her colleagues made in Johannesburg had produced an immune response in rabbits,
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The critical impact of the PEPFAR funding freeze for HIV across Latin America and the Caribbean
The U.S. decision in January to freeze all funding for U.S. foreign assistance, including for the U.S. President's Emergency ...
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How The Health Department Will Deal With Pepfar's Near Collapse
Offering state HIV patients who qualify for a six-month supply of antiretroviral (ARVs) pills at a time, so that they only have to return to clinics or community pick-up points twice a year to collect ...
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What's happening with the anti-HIV program PEPFAR? It depends whom you ask
The words "only" and "can not" are underlined for emphasis. PEPFAR, the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS, was ...
How Trump’s policies could reverse decades of progress in Latin America’s HIV response
It was nearly 30 years ago when Rosember Lopez received a life-altering diagnosis: He was HIV positive. With scant government ...
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Cuts to PEPFAR Spell Detrimental HIV Outcomes in South Africa
HIV infections and deaths would increase dramatically should the United States cut back on funding for the President’s ...
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This is what happens to the body when HIV drugs are stopped for millions of people
The United States eventually did, creating PEPFAR, arguably the most successful foreign aid program in history. HIV, which causes AIDS, is now manageable, though there is still no cure.
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PEPFAR under review: what's at stake for PEPFAR's future
The US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) faces a pivotal moment, confronting one of its most challenging ...
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Comprehensive update on HIV programmes in the Dominican Republic
The PEPFAR program in the country is mainly focusing on the Haitian migrant population and therefore, the suspension of funding has raised concerns regarding Haitian migrants not having access to ...