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UN warns 4 million could die from AIDS by 2029 as U.S. cuts HIV funding
UN officials warn that if the funding isn't replaced, it could lead to more than 4 million AIDS-related deaths and 6 million more HIV infections by 2029. They also fear that this could lead other major donors to scale back their support,
The UN warns millions will die by 2029 if US funding for HIV programs isn’t replaced
A new report by the U.N. AIDS agency says the sudden withdrawal of U.S. funding has caused a “systemic shock” to the global effort against AIDS and HIV.
UN warns millions will die from HIV if US funding is not replaced
The $4 billion (around £3bn) that the US pledged for the global HIV response for 2025 disappeared virtually overnight in January, when US President Donald Trump ordered that all foreign aid be suspended and later ordered the closure of the US aid agency.
Trump’s aid cuts risk reversing decades of HIV progress, warns UNAids
The agency in April warned that a permanent discontinuation of PEPFAR, the massive US effort to fight HIV/Aids, would lead to more than six million new infections and an additional 4.2 million Aids-related deaths in the next four years. This would bring the pandemic back to levels not seen since the early 2000s.
US aid cuts could lead to millions more HIV/AIDS deaths by 2029, UN warns
Unless funding is replaced, the halt to foreign aid by the administration of US President Donald Trump could reverse “decades of progress” on HIV, the United Nations warns in its annual report on HIV/AIDS.
Funding disruption can lead to 6 million more HIV infections by 2029, alerts UN
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UN warns millions will die by 2029 if new funding for HIV programs isn't found
The $4 billion that the United States pledged for the global HIV response for 2025 disappeared virtually overnight in January, when U.S. President Donald Trump ordered that all foreign aid be suspende
UNAIDS report warns HIV progress at risk as U.S. funding cuts take hold
The UNAIDS annual report warns that Trump era HIV funding cuts could lead to 6 million more infections and 4 million deaths by 2029 — as low-income countries struggle to fill the gap.
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