Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi Addresses HIV Testing Decline Following Funding Cuts

US funding cuts threaten HIV and TB research in South Africa

US funding cuts threaten HIV and TB research in South Africa Research conducted in South Africa has shaped global health policies and revolutionized TB and HIV prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and care worldwide. Kate Rankin May 16 2025, 11:41am MSF and TAG’s analysis found that 39 TB and HIV clinical research sites in South Africa are under threat due to potential funding cuts by the US, placing at least 27 HIV trials and 20 TB trials at ris…

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi addresses HIV testing decline following funding cuts

HIV programmes will not collapse after Trump funding cuts, Motsoaledi says – The Mail & Guardian

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says South Africa’s HIV/Aids programmes will not collapse despite the withdrawal of funding by the US, insisting that there are existing facilities which can absorb the affected patients.  South Africa is spending R46.8 billion on its HIV programmes, and of that, R7.9 billion is from the US President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (Pepfar), Motsoaledi told journalists on Thursday.  “It is inconceivable that out…

MOTSOALEDI DISMISSES HIV PROGRAMME COLLAPSE CLAIMS

Sat 17 May 2025: Despite claims that HIV testing and monitoring across South Africa have dropped following the withdrawal of US funding, Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has dismissed suggestions that the country’s HIV/AIDS programme is falling apart. The Minister was responding to reports which stated that services have declined after cuts to the President’s […]