Trump halts foreign aid, including AIDS relief, TB funding
But late last week, the State Department, led now by former Florida Senator Marco Rubio, issued a memo clarifying that the freeze includes current foreign assistance programs as well, including the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR. Also affected is USAID, which will hamper global efforts to combat tuberculosis (TB).
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Relief for Kenyans as Trump Makes U-TurnThe United States has approved an emergency humanitarian waiver allowing continued access to HIV treatment funded by the U.S.
The Trump administration has made some concessions to the halt placed on distributions of global HIV treatments via ...
The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief has provided life-saving treatment to tens of millions since it was ...
A stop in all of PEPFAR’s work shuttered clinics this week. Then, a new exemption for “life-saving” treatment left ...
PEPFAR, a $7.5 billion initiative established in 2003, has provided HIV care to millions worldwide. The recent suspension of the program raised concerns about the potential loss of access to HIV ...
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Marco Rubio cuts off foreign aid for millions of people’s HIV medicationsSecretary of State Marco Rubio’s order to pause nearly all foreign aid has halted funding to the President’s Emergency Plan ...
In Nigeria, PEPFAR remains a major contributor to the treatment of People Living with HIV, covering approximately 90 per cent of the country's treatment needs ...
”A funding halt for HIV programmes can put people living with HIV at immediate increased risk of illness and death and undermine efforts to prevent transmission in communities and countries,” the ...
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