Particle.news
Download on the App Store
3 ARTICLES
·
last wk.

Trump Administration Moves to Sell or Destroy $12M in HIV Prevention Drugs After USAID Cuts

The stockpile has been sitting in distribution centers in Belgium with further reserves in the UAE since January after the administration halted USAID funding.

Image
Image
The USAID flag flies outside the USAID building in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 1, 2025. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon/File Photo

Overview

  • Roughly $12 million in HIV-prevention drugs and contraceptives procured by USAID remain unused in overseas storage following January funding cuts.
  • The stockpile includes more than 26 million condoms, 2 million injectable birth control doses, hundreds of thousands of implantable devices and over 50,000 vials of an HIV-prevention medication.
  • Officials are exploring options to sell or donate the unused supplies or face orders to destroy them.
  • The administration plans to seek $8.3 billion in cuts to broader foreign aid programs, which could deepen global health funding shortfalls.
  • The World Health Organization warns that these aid disruptions could lead to 10 million additional HIV infections and 3 million related deaths over the next five years.