HIV prevention sees the worst setback in decades, UN report warns
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HIV prevention sees the worst setback in decades, UN report warns
"Behind every data point in this report are people - babies and children missed for HIV screening or early HIV diagnosis, young women cut off from prevention support, and communities suddenly left without services and care,"
"We cannot abandon them. We must overcome this disruption and transform the AIDS response."
"What we need now is political courage,"
The global fight to prevent new HIV cases by 2030 faces its most significant setback in decades due to sudden funding cuts to international prevention schemes. Countries including the US, France, the UK, and Germany have proposed or enacted reductions that target prevention programmes and research. President Donald Trump’s executive order rescinded federal funding for numerous HIV research schemes, and the UK plans cuts to international aid. External health assistance could fall by 30–40% before year-end, risking a growing protection gap as preventive medicines like PrEP are reduced. Community-led organisations remain strained and urgent political action is needed.
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