The US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief has been a cornerstone of global HIV/Aids prevention, care and treatment for over two decades. Pepfar has enjoyed broad bipartisan support in the US,

Widespread fears over the meaning of the Trump administration’s January foreign aid freeze gave way to shock and despair this week as the US government permanently cancelled funding for nearly 10 000 projects supporting health and development around the world.

Elon Musk claims he mistakenly fired Ebola prevention workers, then quickly fixed the error. But Ebola programs are still in tatters, along with other livesaving efforts like AIDS treatments for children.

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The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria says it will fund the rollout of the twice-yearly anti-HIV jab, lenacapavir, for poorer countries, including South Africa, with or without the help of the US government's AIDS fund,

The US government has ended funding for some 5800 global health programs, cutting off critical support for projects to millions of people globally.

The Department of Health will consult organisations affected by US funding cuts to HIV/Aids and TB programmes while urging patients to continue treatment at public facilities.

The SA Medical Association has urged government to act fast after USAID pulled its funding for HIV/Aids programmes in the country.

Available data indicates that in 2023, USAID committed 1 billion dollars to Nigeria, while in 2024, it allocated 780 million

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has officially halted funding to HIV organisations, and South Africans are okay with that.