Overview

• UNAIDS projects 6.3 million additional AIDS-related deaths and 8.7 million new HIV infections globally over the next four years if the funding gap is not addressed.
• The US government has cut 83% of USAID programs, citing national interests, leaving UNAIDS without half of its $220 million annual budget.
• Thousands of HIV-infected individuals are expected to lose access to life-saving medications, increasing the risk of the virus spreading further.
• UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima has called on President Donald Trump to negotiate a deal to sustain HIV prevention efforts, emphasizing the potential for pharmaceutical partnerships.
• The funding crisis threatens to reverse 25 years of progress, with UNAIDS warning of a potential global resurgence of the AIDS pandemic, not limited to low-income regions.