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Fewer children got US-backed HIV treatment after aid cuts, study finds
Researchers found U.S.-supported pediatric HIV treatment fell 14% as aid cuts closed clinics and reduced services across 20 of 21 countries analyzed.
- On Tuesday, research presented at the International Aids Conference in Rio de Janeiro revealed that sweeping U.S. aid cuts forced over 1,700 HIV clinics to close and at least 16,000 health workers to lose their jobs globally.
- After returning to office last year, President Donald Trump slashed foreign assistance and dismantled the U.S. Agency for International Development, disrupting the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief launched by President George W. Bush in 2003.
- According to recent research, 63 per cent of organizations reported service disruptions, while 77,000 fewer children received U.S.-supported care in the year to October 2025 as prevention spending fell by more than half.
- Warning of "severe and devastating" disruption, policy associate Elise Lankiewicz of the Foundation for AIDS Research noted that locally-based organizations were significantly more likely to lose funding than international groups.
- These disruptions risk reversing decades of progress toward the 2030 goal of ending the global AIDS epidemic, as grassroots providers struggle to fill gaps left by sudden withdrawal of U.S. financial support.
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Decline in Pediatric HIV Treatment: The Impact of U.S. Aid Cuts
A study reveals a significant global decline in U.S.-supported pediatric HIV treatment, with about 77,000 fewer children receiving care due to reductions in U.S. foreign aid under the Trump administration. The decline raises concerns about the impact on children's health, particularly in countries heavily reliant on U.S. support.
·India
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Fewer children got US-backed HIV treatment after aid cuts, study finds
Around 77,000 fewer children worldwide received HIV treatment supported by the U.S. in the year to October 2025 than in the previous fiscal year, according to a study that found declines after the Trump administration's cuts and changes to foreign aid.
·London, United Kingdom
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