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UN warns millions will die by 2029 if new funding for HIV programs isn't found
Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of UNAIDS, speaks during the UNAIDS report release at Bertha Gxowa Hospital in Germiston, South Africa, Thursday, July 10, 2025
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.
US aid cuts could lead to millions more HIV/AIDS deaths by 2029, UN warns
The United States’ decision to make cuts to the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief ( PEPFAR) could result in six million extra HIV infections and four million more AIDS-related deaths by 2029, according to the 2025 Global AIDS Update released on Thursday.
UN Warns Millions Could Die By 2029 If US Cuts HIV Funding
U.S. HIV funding cuts risk reversing decades of progress, potentially causing over 4 million AIDS-related deaths and 6 million new infections by 2029, destabilizing global HIV prevention and treatment efforts.
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.
Funding disruption can lead to 6 million more HIV infections by 2029, alerts UN
Devastating funding cuts from international donors are hitting countries hardest affected by HIV - but many are showing remarkable resilience and determination to keep progress alive.
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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UN warns millions will die if HIV funding isn’t replaced
Years of American-led investment into AIDS programs has reduced the number of people killed by the disease to the lowest levels seen in more than three decades and provided life-saving medicines for ...