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White House Agrees to Exempt PEPFAR From Cuts
UNITED STATES, JUL 16 – Bipartisan Senate action preserves PEPFAR funding after proposed $400 million cut, protecting a program credited with saving over 25 million lives worldwide since 2003.
- On Tuesday night, Senate Republicans removed the $400 million proposed cut to PEPFAR, part of a $9 billion rescissions package.
- Since its inception, PEPFAR has saved 26 million lives, operating in more than 50 countries.
- Senior PEPFAR officials refuted those allegations to the New York Times, while Russell Vought claimed $9.3 million was spent on advising Russian doctors on abortions.
- In Kigali, where the IAS conference is underway, relief spread as the US Senate moved to shield PEPFAR from proposed cuts.
- Under US budget law, the 45-day window ends on July 18, 2025, requiring Congress to act before the deadline or face automatic funding rescissions.
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The U.S. Senate voted at first reading on Tuesday, July 17 to save $400 million for the Pepfar Fund – the world's largest HIV fund, particularly in Africa – from President Donald Trump's budget cuts plan. If more votes in the U.S. Congress are yet to endorse the decision, this first step is welcomed at the International AIDS Society (IAS) International Conference.
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(MedPage Today) -- The U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is one of the most effective and popular U.S. foreign aid projects in history, and the government says it has saved the lives of over 25 million people around the world...
Trump’s $9 billion spending cuts could spare $400 million for HIV/AIDS relief
The move to save PEPFAR funding may prove useful in rallying GOP support from powerful lawmakers like Senate Appropriations chair Susan Collins, an outspoken critic of Trump’s proposed cuts.
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