All department and agency heads with responsibility for United States foreign development assistance programs shall immediately pause new obligations and disbursements of development assistance funds to foreign countries and implementing non-governmental organizations,
The State Department issued a waiver for lifesaving aid, but HIV clinics remain shut and uncertainty lingers over the future of PEPFAR, which has saved 25 million lives.
A lady who said she is HIV positive has spoken out after President Donald Trump halted the issuance of free medications for people living with the disease.
PEPFAR has saved 25 million lives around the globe and is considered George W. Bush's greatest achievement. Donald Trump has left its future in doubt.
On Friday, a memorandum signed by Marco Rubio called for a 90-day cessation of foreign aid. That would likely put on hold the work of PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has expressed deep concern about the funding pause for HIV programmes in low- and middle-income countries.
Trump’s executive order halts essential foreign aid, potentially leading to a rise in new HIV infections in South Africa.
Trump administration suspends PEPFAR funding, putting HIV/AIDS support for 5.6 million South Africans at risk.
The Donald Trump administration has stopped a program that distributes an anti-HIV drug in poor countries. The halt is part of the Trump administration’s freeze on foreign aid last week ...
If it hadn’t come through, we still had sufficient stocks in the short term and hoped that Government would plan to bridge the gap in medium and long term
Just eight days into his presidency, Donald Trump's executive orders are already impacting South Africa, particularly the crucial USAID programme that supports millions in the fight against HIV/AIDS.