The Trump Administration Said These Aid Programs Saved Lives. It Canceled Them Anyway.
The axing of some 10,000 programs has consigned untold numbers of children and refugees to death, officials say. Documents and interviews reveal that the State Department appears to have made the cuts ...
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What USAID's Exit Means for Nigeria's Healthcare System [analysis]
Nigeria's dependence on foreign aid created room for USAID -- an organisation responsible for disbursing most US international aid - and left a huge gap in its absence.Donald Trump's re-election ...
Al Jazeera on MSN2d
Africa HIV deaths to mount, as Trump stops funding. Here’s why
In South Africa alone, US funding halts could lead to 500,000 deaths in the next 10 years, an official of the Desmond Tutu ...
The Lancet4d
USAID programme suspension in Nigeria: a looming health crisis
On Jan 24, 2025, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), an agency responsible for distributing civilian foreign aid on behalf of the US Government, halted aid to Nigeria and ...
The Nation Newspaper4d
The case for increased investment to expand condom access in Nigeria
The recent dwindling funding threatens HIV prevention initiatives, this is why condom access must be prioritised. While some ...
Associated Press13d
South Africa has more people living with HIV than any other country. Trump’s aid freeze has hit hard
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Millions of patients in South Africa, affected by U.S. President Donald Trump’s global foreign aid freeze ...
Daily Post Nigeria15d
AKSACA warns against disruption of HIV services in Akwa Ibom
some health facilities in Nigeria allegedly shut operation of HIV services, including testing and giving out anti-retroviral drugs. Arising from a stakeholders engagement in Uyo, over the weekend ...
CNN15d
How Trump’s policies could reverse decades of progress in Latin America’s HIV response
It was nearly 30 years ago when Rosember Lopez received a life-altering diagnosis: He was HIV positive. With scant government resources for HIV support at the time in Mexico, Lopez joined advocacy ...
8newsnow17d
This is what happens to the body when HIV drugs are stopped for millions of people
The United States eventually did, creating PEPFAR, arguably the most successful foreign aid program in history. HIV, which causes AIDS, is now manageable, though there is still no cure. Now the Trump ...
Vanguard22d
HIV surveillance, public health interventions: strengthening Nigeria’s healthcare response to epidemics
Excerpts of his knowledge The global fight against HIV/AIDS has evolved significantly over the past decades, yet Nigeria remains one of the most affected countries, with an estimated 1.9 million ...
legit23d
After Trump's Order, Tinubu Approves N4.5 Billion for HIV Treatment for Nigerians
This decision follows an emergency humanitarian waiver granted by the United States government, which reversed a prior pause on HIV treatment funding for developing countries, including Nigeria. The ...