US cuts send South Africa's HIV treatment

US cuts send South Africa's HIV treatment 'off a cliff'
The US government's sudden decision to axe funding for HIV programmes is a "wake-up call" for South Africa, the country's health minister has told the BBC.
USAID – severity and speed of cuts causing despair in South Africa
The fear in the HIV/Aids/TB community in South Africa is that a nation that was making headway in its fight against the virus would be set right back – back, they said, 25 years when the coffin makers were the busiest industry.
South Africa faces HIV crisis as Trump’s aid freeze halts treatment and research
South Africa has more people living with HIV than any other country, and US President Donald Trump’s aid freeze has hit patients hard – as well as researchers, who were close to a breakthrough in
South Africa: USAID cuts could prompt over 500,000 HIV deaths
The head of a HIV foundation in South Africa has warned that US funding cuts could lead to half a million deaths and as many new HIV infections over 10 years.
South Africa ramps up efforts to get 1.1 million people back on HIV treatment
With SA falling behind UNAids targets, officials are intensifying efforts to place over 1 million people on ARVs by December amid funding cuts and disruptions.
🔒 Trump permanently halts healthcare aid to South Africa, sparking HIV crisis
The US halts funding for African health programs, threatening HIV progress, vaccine trials, and thousands of healthcare jobs.
US HIV fund halt may cost South Africa 500,000 lives over 10 years: foundation
US HIV fund halt may cost South Africa 500,000 lives over 10 years: foundation A halt in US funds to South Africa's HIV/AIDS programmes could lead to more than 500,000 deaths over 10 years, the head of the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation said Thursday.
South Africa: Funding cuts to USAID programs spark concerns
The Trump administration's decision to halt funding for health programs in South Africa raises fears that millions, especially those on HIV/AIDS treatment, could lose access to life-saving medication.
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Africa HIV deaths to mount, as Trump stops funding. Here’s why
In South Africa alone, US funding halts could lead to 500,000 deaths in the next 10 years, an official of the Desmond Tutu ...
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Q&A: How Trump’s USAID freeze halted the effort to develop an effective HIV vaccine in Africa
Last month, researchers in South Africa were preparing to administer two experimental HIV vaccines in a Phase 1 clinical trial. The staff was trained, immunizations were ready, and participant ...
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Trump claims white Afrikaners are victims of persecution. Christian leaders in South Africa say no.
President Donald Trump said that he would hold South Africa accountable for rights violations against white Afrikaners, a ...
Elton John Slams Trump Administration’s USAID Cuts: ‘Devastating Effects on the HIV Response’
The Trump administration announced plans on Thursday (Feb. 27) to eliminate more than 90% of the U.S. Agency for ...
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Trump's foreign aid freeze halted a crucial program fighting HIV in Africa. Here's what's at stake
Credit: AP/Aaron_Ufumeli “PEPFAR is the most efficient deployment of health resources I have seen,” said professor Francois ...
South Africa feeling brunt of 'America First' approach
On Thursday this week the Trump administration cut its HIV programme. South Africa, where almost eight-million people live ...
US pulls plug on SA’s HIV/Aids programme
The termination of PEPFAR grants by USAID sent shockwaves through South Africa's NGO sector, threatening the lives of ...