MedPage Today March 26, 2025
— Decades of progress to treat and prevent HIV could be unraveled, researchers say
Key Takeaways
- Funding cuts by countries that make major contributions to foreign aid may cause surges in global HIV.
- Cuts could cause an additional 4.43-10.75 million new HIV infections worldwide by 2030.
- Sub-Saharan Africa may experience the biggest effect.
Funding cuts by five countries that provided over 90% of total international HIV funding as of 2023 may lead to millions more HIV deaths and new HIV infections globally over the next 5 years, a modelling study showed.
The U.S. paused all aid as of Jan. 20, 2025, and proposed reductions in aid from the U.K., France, Germany, and the Netherlands...