HIV, Africa and Trump

South African NGOs worry Trump's aid freeze will cause HIV patients to default on treatment
At a rural village in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province, unemployed 19-year-old Nozuko Majola is trying to figure out if she has enough money for the one-hour ride to collect her much-needed HIV medication,
People with HIV/AIDS in South Africa share sad tales as Trump stops US foreign aid
Trump’s 90-day foreign aid freeze has left many South Africans without essential HIV treatment, affecting a quarter of global casesVulnerable groups, including transgender individuals, struggle to find alternative healthcare as USAID-funded clinics shut downCivil society groups warn that nearly a million patients are at risk,
US aid freeze puts HIV treatment in Africa at risk
Milicent Muyoma has been turned away twice from the clinic where she collects her HIV medication in Mathare, an informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya.
Trump's aid cuts stop South African HIV vaccine trials in their tracks
South African lab technician Nozipho Mlotshwa was waiting for the test results for a potential HIV vaccine, which has eluded scientists for decades, when the order came from USAID to stop work. The first round of vaccines she and her colleagues made in Johannesburg had produced an immune response in rabbits,
HIV Vaccine Trials Halted Due to Trump Administration Cuts
Scientists believe they are on the cusp of a vaccine for HIV. Two promising vaccines were set to go to additional trials. But the vials of vaccines are in the freezer due to financial cuts by the Trump administration.
America's engagement with Africa mustn't be allowed to wither. Here's why. | Opinion
Reducing our aid could open the door for powers such as China and Russia to increase their influence instead, writes Dimy ...
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What USAID’s Dismantling Looks Like on the Ground in Africa
Locals in Malawi and Kenya who worked with the agency face stalled development, cancelled programming, and shortages of ...
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Pro-Lifers Press Trump Administration to Restore Funding for AIDS Program in Africa
Young girls with U.S. and Kenya flags wait to greet U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Robert Godec as he visits a President's ...
Bill Gates hopeful Trump will see ‘moral and strategic value’ in AIDS relief program
Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates in an interview Wednesday said he hopes President Trump sees the value in preserving ...
US Says It Will Continue Limited AIDS Relief Services in South Africa
The US said a waiver on halting some activities in South Africa under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or ...
Healthcare in Africa on brink of crisis as US exits WHO and USAid freezes funds: A health scholar explains why
This includes funds for the President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (Pepfar). The decisions have triggered alarm in the ...
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South African president alludes to Trump's threat in speech to the nation: 'We will not be bullied'
threatening hundreds of millions of dollars the U.S. gives South Africa for its HIV/AIDS program, the largest in the ...
The American Journal of Managed Care5d
Cuts to PEPFAR Spell Detrimental HIV Outcomes in South Africa
HIV infections and deaths would increase dramatically should the United States cut back on funding for the President’s ...
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Trump's aid freeze could cause millions more AIDS deaths: UN agency
President Donald Trump's decision to suspend US overseas funding could result in millions more deaths from AIDS, the head of ...
USAID closure to devastate famine relief and disease prevention across Africa
The lives and health of millions are threatened by the cutoff of programs to feed the hungry and treat and cure diseases.