HIV, Africa and Donald Trump

Trump’s foreign aid freeze halted a crucial program fighting HIV in Africa. Here’s what’s at stake
The freeze on U.S. foreign aid ordered by President Donald Trump has effectively halted one of the world's most successful responses to a disease.
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,
Trump funding pause threatens program to prevent spread of HIV and AIDS in over 50 countries
President Trump's executive action ordering a 90-day pause on foreign development aid threatens the program called the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. The multimillion-dollar program helps prevent the spread of HIV and AIDS in more than 50 countries.
South Africa has more people living with HIV than any other country. Trump’s aid freeze has hit hard
In the rural villages of South Africa, U.S. President Donald Trump’s sudden freeze on foreign aid impacts hundreds of thousands of HIV patients.
Kenya's options in funding HIV treatment, other programmes after Donald Trump's funding freeze
Following Donald Trump’s funding freeze on HIV treatment and other health programmes, Kenya faces critical decisions in sustaining these initiatives.
South African scientists were testing a promising HIV vaccine. Then came Trump’s aid cuts
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.
Trump's aid freeze sends shock waves through Africa's HIV programs
The freeze on U.S. foreign aid ordered by President Donald Trump has effectively halted one of the world's most successful responses to a disease. For two decades, the American people have paid for the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief,
How Trump’s policies could reverse decades of progress in Latin America’s HIV response
If PEPFAR is not reauthorized for the next four years, and without other resources for the HIV response, there would be 6.3 ...
US aid freeze puts HIV-positive orphans in Kenya at risk as medical supplies dwindle
Two-year-old Evans was brought to the Nyumbani Children’s Home in Nairobi, Kenya a year ago, suffering from HIV and ...
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San Francisco AIDS Foundation Leads Lawsuit in Response to Trump Executive Orders
President Donald Trump has rolled out dozens of executive orders, including three targeting transgender people, HIV funding ...
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Trump Proves the Cruelty Is the Point With HIV Funding Move
The Donald Trump administration has stopped a program that distributes an anti-HIV drug in poor countries. The halt is ...
Over 100,0000 Babies May Be Born With HIV Due To Trump Executive Order
A new report estimates that 135,987 babies will be born with HIV during the 90-day stoppage on foreign aid spending.
LGBTQ+ groups file lawsuit against Trump DEI actions
In a lawsuit filed on Thursday by Lambda Legal, a civil rights organization focused on LGBTQ+ policies, the nonprofit groups ...
Trump's aid funding freeze derails HIV prevention efforts in Asia Pacific amid rising epidemics
The region has the largest HIV epidemic outside of Africa, with 300,000 new cases and 150,00 AIDS-related deaths in 2023.
Here Are Trump’s Major Moves Affecting Access to Reproductive Healthcare
Here are the major moves the Trump Administration has made so far affecting reproductive healthcare access.