U.S. to End Funding for South Africa's HIV Programs over Policy Issues
The phased drawdown follows South Africa’s failure to meet policy demands tied to a 2025 executive order, aides said, as more than $8 billion has been sent since 2003.
- On Thursday, June 18, the State Department confirmed the United States will initiate a phased drawdown of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief in South Africa, citing the country's failure to meet specific policy demands.
- This decision follows President Donald Trump's February 2025 executive order; administration officials cited unmet conditions including demands that Pretoria reduce its partnership with Iran, end Black Economic Empowerment policies, and address the "Kill the Boer" anti-apartheid chant.
- Since its 2003 launch under President George W. Bush, PEPFAR has provided over $8 billion to South Africa, supporting care for roughly 8 million people living with HIV, the largest affected population globally.
- U.S. Ambassador Leo Brent Bozell III will meet with South Africa's Ministry of Health next week to deliver the news; funding for healthcare workers continues into 2027 while program awards wind down later this year.
- Experts warn that ending PEPFAR support could lead to millions more HIV infections, potentially canceling out 20 years of progress; meanwhile, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is working with Gilead to launch the prevention drug Lenacapavir.
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US plans to end AIDS funding for South Africa
JOHANNESBURG — The Trump administration will begin phasing South Africa out of a signature U.S. program that has supported the prevention and treatment of HIV in Africa for more than two decades, according to a statement issued by the State Department on Friday. The post US plans to end AIDS funding for South Africa appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.
US to phase out HIV/AIDS funding for South Africa over policy disputes
The official said the decision was intended to promote self-reliance and reduce dependence on American aid, arguing that South Africa, as a middle-income country, is capable of financing its own health programmes. The post US to phase out HIV/AIDS funding for South Africa over policy disputes appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Trump terminates HIV/AIDS funding programme in South Africa, gives reason
United States President, Donald Trump, has announced the termination of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, PEPFAR, in South Africa, citing concerns over the country’s handling of issues affecting its white minority. The US State Department, which made this known in a statement on Friday, said South Africa failed to address several concerns raised by Washington before the decision was made. According to the Department, the concerns i…
The United States will stop supporting South Africa's fight against HIV and AIDS, several international media outlets report. South Africa is the country with the highest number of HIV-infected people in the world. But the country is not surprised by the decision.
Among the reasons cited were allegations of discrimination against the white Afrikaner minority, which the South African government strongly rejects.
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