The Trump administration’s disruptions to a global AIDS relief program have forced organizations to close clinics, lay off staff and cut services, seriously impeding efforts to prevent and treat the disease in dozens of countries, a new report released Tuesday shows. The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, known as PEPFAR, is credited with saving at least 26 million lives since its inception in 2003. But last year, it was impaired by the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development and cuts to thousands of global health grants. “The disruptions were very widespread,” with services for young women, orphans and children impacted, said Elise […]...Keep on reading: US actions hurt HIV efforts in dozens of countries – report
US actions hurt HIV efforts in dozens of countries – report