HIV, AIDS and Trump

Trump's foreign aid freeze halted a crucial program fighting HIV in Africa. Here's what's at stake
Florence Makumene held a plastic container of HIV medication and wondered if it would be her last as fears swelled of a return to a time decades ago when millions across sub-Saharan Africa died of AIDS.
The foreign aid freeze is affecting livesaving HIV/AIDS treatment
The U.N.'s Angeli Achrekar reports that many clinics have closed, despite exemptions in the policy. She fears mortality will surge.
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.
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.
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,
Funds for fight against HIV/AIDS paused in Trump aid freeze
Correction: An earlier version of this story said incorrectly that President Donald Trump signed an executive order pausing foreign aid the day after he took office. He signed it the day he took office.
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