UNAIDS warns South Africa could face deaths from Trump-era HIV funding cuts
UNAIDS has warned that cuts to HIV funding linked to the Trump administration could cost lives in South Africa. The warning centres on the possible impact of reduced support for HIV programmes in a country that remains heavily affected by the epidemic. It frames the issue as an immediate public-health risk rather than a distant policy debate.The warning was reported on 23 June 2026 and specifically linked the funding cuts to South Africa. UNAIDS did not, in the supplied material, give a numerical estimate of the potential impact or detail which programmes would be most affected. The row identifies the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 23 Jun 2026 20:32 LONDON
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US to end South Africa HIV funding over Afrikaner persecution claims
The United States says it will stop funding HIV and AIDS programmes in South Africa, in a move tied to allegations that Pretoria has failed to protect the white-minority Afrikaner community. The decision affects support that has been central to South Africa's response to HIV, a virus that still affects more than eight million people in the country. South Africa's health ministry said it had not been informed of the move and said it had long been working on a self-reliance plan.The funding had been provided through the President's Emergency Fund for Aids Relief, known as Pepfar, at an estimated... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 19 Jun 2026 18:32 LONDON
