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 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.
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 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
US HIV funding cut is 'wake-up call' for S Africa
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. Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, responding to US termination notices issued late on Wednesday,
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.
USAID cuts | Funding cuts could reverse 25 years of progress
NAIROBI - Health professionals, experts and activists have expressed concern over funding cuts to chronic medication for HIV/AIDS treatment. They say the decision could undo over 25 years of progress in the fight against the epidemic.
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7 000 children living with HIV in Western Cape 'could be at risk of treatment default' after USAID cut
South Africa's public health system is in turmoil after the widespread cancellation of USAID funding agreements, reports ...
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US Pepfar cut ends vital HIV programme for orphans
South Africa’s public health system is in turmoil after the widespread cancellation of USAID funding agreements. Among others ...
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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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’s foreign aid freeze halted a crucial program fighting HIV in Africa. Here’s what’s at stake
one of millions of patients in South Africa affected by U.S. President Donald Trump’s global foreign aid freeze, raising ...
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 grants terminated for Pepfar-funded HIV organisations in SA
Pepfar-funded HIV organisations receiving grants from USAID, received letters on Thursday alerting them that their grants ...