CLOSINGS/DELAYS
Eswatini is the first African country to get twice-yearly HIV prevention shot
Read full article: Eswatini is the first African country to get twice-yearly HIV prevention shotEswatini has become the first African country to receive lenacapavir, a twice-yearly HIV prevention injection that global health officials call a game-changer.
South Africa welcomes $115M US bridge plan to sustain its HIV programs for 6 months
Read full article: South Africa welcomes $115M US bridge plan to sustain its HIV programs for 6 monthsSouth Africa has welcomed a U.S. bridging plan worth $115 million to continue funding HIV treatment and prevention programs until the end of March.
The UN warns millions will die by 2029 if US funding for HIV programs isn't replaced
Read full article: The UN warns millions will die by 2029 if US funding for HIV programs isn't replacedA new report by the U.N. AIDS agency says the sudden withdrawal of U.S. funding has caused a “systemic shock” to the global effort against AIDS and HIV.
South Africa says Trump's aid cuts stripped more than 8,000 health workers from its HIV program
Read full article: South Africa says Trump's aid cuts stripped more than 8,000 health workers from its HIV programThe Trump administration’s dismantling of USAID has put more than 8,000 health workers in South Africa’s national HIV program out of work.
From fighting disease to protecting the Amazon rainforest, USAID has big impact across the globe
Read full article: From fighting disease to protecting the Amazon rainforest, USAID has big impact across the globeThe Trump administration’s decision to close the U.S. Agency for International Development has drawn widespread criticism from congressional Democrats.