
Trump-mandated funding cuts threaten HIV/AIDS work worldwide
Health officials say millions of lives are at risk as the U.S. withdraws funding from treatment and prevention programs.
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Health officials say millions of lives are at risk as the U.S. withdraws funding from treatment and prevention programs.
A whistleblower whose sexual assault probe upended UNAIDS was fired over misconduct claims in what she believes is "a blatant act of retaliation."
The activist, mechanical engineer and ex-parliamentarian is set to replace UNAIDS' embattled leader Michel Sidibé.
The scandal surfaced in the aid work that Oxfam Great Britain did for Haitians displaced by the January 2010 earthquake.
The two organizations say far more global funding is needed to end HIV, tuberculosis and malaria epidemics by 2030.
The Trump administration's broadsides against international cooperation embolden nations with poor human rights records and encourage attacks on journalists, experts said.
Despite UNAIDS' insistence on urgency, its leader announced he would wait to resign his position until the end of next June.
An independent panel says the embattled U.N. agency is rife with sexual harassment, bullying and abuse of power.