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'These Funds Keep People Alive': HIV Prevention Funding at Risk
- On June 24, activists gathered to oppose a 78% HIV prevention funding cut and the CDC program eliminations, with Cedric Sturdevant urging 'we need to keep fighting'.
- The Trump administration's FY26 budget proposal led to a 78% cut in CDC HIV prevention funding, with over $11 billion clawed back in public health grants to offset tax cuts.
- CDC prevention efforts averted 9,000 infections, saved $5 billion, but cuts risk causing 14,600 additional deaths.
- HIV service disruptions occur nationwide, with Mississippi's clinic ceasing testing due to funding delays and Ohio's grants expiring July 1, threatening community health efforts.
- Global activists led by Achmat and Meerkotter warn that US funding cuts could cause up to 296,000 new HIV infections in South Africa by 2028, risking a catastrophic public health disaster.
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Bill Gates Warns US 'It's Not Too Late To Change Course' As Trump Team Targets HIV Funding Cuts - Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)
Bill Gates has responded to a video posted by Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) regarding the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
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