U.S. President Donald Trump’s foreign aid freeze “for the convenience” of the United States is having a devastating impact on the global campaign to combat HIV/AIDS, putting millions of lives at risk and jeopardizing years of progress in prevention, treatment, and awareness campaigns.
The Trump administration ended a long-standing agreement to support UNAIDS, the United Nations' program on HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention. The U.S. also cut funding to AIDS programs in South Africa, a nation with one of the highest rates of HIV infection – some 7.8 million people, or 13% of the population, according to government data.
