US EditionTrump-era global funding cuts devastate HIV prevention programmes, UNAIDS says
UNAIDS reports that 2.5 million people lost access to HIV prevention medication due to funding cuts, risking 3.3 million additional infections by 2030 without urgent action.
- UNAIDS forecasts millions more HIV infections globally by 2030 due to funding cuts, stating that clinics and essential programs have shut down.
- Winnie Byanyima described the funding crisis as a significant setback, warning of a potential surge in new infections.
- Funding cuts have led to a decline in prevention services, which may affect marginalized communities the hardest.
- UNAIDS reports that the funding crisis could lead to an increase of 3.3 million new infections by 2030 if the current situation remains unaddressed.
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Global HIV fight faces major challenges
The global fight against HIV is facing its biggest setback in decades, largely as a result of cuts to international aid, the UN warned. Distribution of preventative medication was down sharply in a number of places — 64% in Burundi — while countries such as Nigeria were seeing lower numbers of condoms being handed out, and test kits were out of stock in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia. In part, the reversals are down to worsening c…
Trump-era global funding cuts devastate HIV prevention programmes, UNAIDS says
An uncounted number of extra people have died from AIDS and 2.5 million have lost access to medicine to block the spread of HIV, because of cuts to global programmes since Donald Trump returned to the White House, the U.N. body fighting AIDS said on Tuesday.
‘Profound effect on millions’ after Donald Trump cuts to HIV screening
An uncounted number of extra people have died from Aids and 2.5 million have lost access to medicine to block the spread of HIV, because of cuts to global programmes since Donald Trump returned to the White House, the UN body fighting Aids said yesterday.
Africa: Global HIV Response Facing Worst Setback in Decades, UNAIDS Warns
The global response to HIV is facing its most serious setback in decades, UNAIDS warned on Tuesday, as abrupt funding cuts and a deteriorating human rights environment disrupt prevention and treatment services across dozens of countries.
UN calls HIV funding cuts ‘most significant setback in decades’
Dramatic international funding cuts have thrown the global HIV response into turmoil, the United Nations said Tuesday, warning that new infections could surge. The UNAIDS agency cautioned that, since the United States and others abruptly slashed funding this year, the ecosystem sustaining HIV treatment and prevention in dozens of countries has been “shaken to its core”. “Clinics closed without warning, thousands of health workers faced job losse…
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