Trump aid cuts weaken global HIV fight, report finds
A global study says 1,700-plus HIV service sites shut after PEPFAR funding cuts in 2025. Prevention programmes and services for vulnerable communities suffered the biggest setbacksreports Africa Daily News Desk Funding cuts to the US Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in 2025 have significantly weakened HIV services worldwide, forcing the closure of at least 1,714 service sites and disrupting prevention, treatment and care programmes, according to a new study. The PEPFAR Pulse Study, conducted by amfARs Public Policy Office in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Funders Concerned About AIDS and Data Etc., surveyed