South Africa faces alarming drop in HIV testing rates linked to US funding withdrawal

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South Africa faces alarming drop in HIV testing rates linked to US funding withdrawal

In the wake of the withdrawal of US Pepfar funding for SA’s HIV/Aids programme, there has been an alleged decline in HIV viral load testing across the country. One HIV expert described the situation as ‘frightening but expected’.