US HIV cuts: South Africa faces wake-up call, says health minister

BBC News

South Africa’s health minister warns of potential deaths as US cuts HIV programme funding, impacting 900,000 patients. Chaos ensues as organisations scramble for alternatives. US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (Pepfar) faces cuts in wider cost-saving measures. Program, launched in 2003, credited with saving over 25 million lives globally. Trump’s foreign aid freeze adds to aid system disruption.

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