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 without US foreign aid dollars, its delivery to millions worldwide is under ...
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 ...
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African church organizations 'devastated' amid USAID shutdown, call for dialogue on program cuts
"It is devastating on all levels, from the church to the community. The stop order came without notice and we could not ...
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Trump's aid cuts stop South African HIV vaccine trials in their tracks
Because South Africa has the world's largest population of people living with HIV, at more than 8 million, it is a hub for research on the virus. "Most of the landmark and groundbreaking studies have ...
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What Trump's freeze in federal funding means for the global fight against AIDS
Just a few weeks into his second term, President Trump froze funding for programs that play a big role in Global aid. One of those programs is the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS or PEPFAR.
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 ...
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South Africa has more people living with HIV than any other country. Trump’s aid freeze has hit hard
At a rural village in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, unemployed 19-year-old Nozuko Majola is trying to figure out if ...
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South Africa's HIV patients fear losing life-saving treatment due to aid freeze
There are 5.5 million South Africans receiving antiretroviral treatment, whose funding is now in question after Trump ...