PEPFAR Funding Lapses as Dire HIV/AIDS Projections Emerge
The Trump Administration's pause on foreign aid jeopardizes decades of progress in the global fight against HIV/AIDS, with experts urging a long-term transition plan.
- PEPFAR authorization expired in late March 2025, creating uncertainty over the future of U.S. global HIV/AIDS relief efforts.
- A new study warns that suspending or underfunding PEPFAR could lead to nearly 500,000 child deaths and 1 million new HIV infections by 2030.
- The potential fallout also includes 2.8 million children being orphaned due to AIDS-related adult deaths, reversing years of progress.
- Experts highlight the urgent need for a five-year transition plan to shift program responsibility to African nations and charitable organizations.
- PEPFAR, established in 2003, has saved over 26 million lives and drastically reduced the number of AIDS orphans in Africa, but its future now hangs in the balance.
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