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For World's Poorest, Fears For Long-term Setbacks After Trump Aid Cut

In Uganda, millions of schoolchildren have benefitted from a universal education program backed by the United States.

International Business Times

Trump Admin Orders Health Clinics to Stop Giving Out HIV Meds to Poor People

The Trump administration's freeze on U.S. foreign aid has halted the distribution of lifesaving HIV medications.

Latin Times

Pause to AIDS funding leaves health experts scrambling - Roll Call

Health analysts say that the pause in funding for international and domestic efforts to halt HIV and AIDS are "unprecedented."

Roll Call

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Charities reeling from USAid freeze warn of ‘life or death’ effects

Abrupt order has done ‘serious damage’, say experts, with supply chains halted, HIV clinics struggling to source drugs and refugee camps facing loss of vital services

The Guardian - UK

US suspends new funds for aid programmes, excepting Israel and Egypt

Trump administration freezes new funding for anti-HIV programme and other health services, excepts key food programmes.

Al Jazeera

US Freezes Almost All Aid Except For Israel, Egypt: Memo

The United States, the world's biggest donor, froze virtually all foreign aid on Friday, making exceptions only for emergency food, and military funding for Israel and Egypt.

International Business Times

Biden Administration Pressures Sierra Leone On Abortion Policy

The Biden administration pressures Sierra Leone to change abortion laws for foreign aid, sparking controversy and protests.

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In Kenya's biggest slum, HIV patients skip meds because of hunger

Recent studies show that food insecurity is a barrier to the optimal treatment of HIV because some people forego crucial medication for fear of the side effects they experience when taking the drugs on an empty stomach. The problem is especially acute among people living in poverty – like the…

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Billions for life-saving AIDS program need to continue, George W. Bush Institute tells Congress

Billions of dollars for a global HIV/AIDS program that's saved millions of lives are in limbo and now the George W

The Independent UK

The House has no speaker, but plenty to do. Here are 5 of the most pressing issues

The House can't do legislative business until it elects a new speaker. Their growing to-do list includes keeping the government open, as well as policy issues like Ukraine aid and defense spending.

WEKU

What is the Pepfar fight and what does it mean for Africa?

The US Aids relief programme has become caught up in the politics of abortion rights, with far-reaching implications

The Guardian - UK

Lee, administration officials issue plea for five-year PEPFAR - Roll Call

Portions of PEPFAR must be reauthorized by the end of the month, but neither chamber has passed a bill to extend them.

Roll Call

PEPFAR reauthorization debate highlights splits in GOP - Roll Call

Reauthorization of an HIV/AIDS program launched by President George W. Bush now faces roadblocks because of abortion debate.

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The Independent UK

Gates Foundation commits $200 million to pay for medical supplies, contraception

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged $200 million to help save the lives of mothers and children during child birth

Salon

Republicans move to slash CDC budget

The HIV program launched in 2019 with the goal of cutting new infections nationwide by 90% by 2030

The Independent UK

Activists host sit-in at McCarthy’s office as GOP abortion politics derail Aids relief funding

Republicans’ extreme turn on abortion now threatens future of decades-old Aids relief programme

The Independent UK

Republicans' opposition to abortion threatens a global HIV program that has saved 25 million lives

The United States government two decades ago created what it describes as the largest commitment by any nation in history to combat a single disease, AIDS

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The Independent UK

Global AIDS program targeted in abortion battle gets new home in State Department bureau

The State Department has launched a new bureau aimed at making the battle against global outbreaks a lasting priority of U.S. foreign policy

Evening Standard

Ugandan president signs anti-LGBTQ law with death penalty for same-sex acts

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has sparked international outrage after signing one of the world’s toughest anti-LGBTQ laws, including the death penalty for homosexual acts.

Roll Call

Lawmakers push for PEPFAR to stay steady during time of change

Eight provisions of the law are up for reauthorization, making it a key health measure up for congressional consideration.

WEKU

George W. Bush's anti-HIV program is hailed as 'amazing' — and still crucial at 20

PEPFAR is the "most amazing thing in the history of HIV," says Dr. Sharon Lewin, president of the International AIDS Society. Bush himself came to Washington this month to urge reauthorization..

The Independent UK

Jill Biden: US committed to ensuring African voices 'valued'

U_S_ first lady Jill Biden has told an enthused crowd of Namibian leaders that the futures of the U_S_ and Africa are “intertwined.”

Tribune News Service

International AIDS relief program, at 20, looks to next steps

BANGKOK — Saturday marks a major milestone in the global fight to eliminate the AIDS epidemic, as the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief celebrates its 20th anniversary as the largest commitment by a country to combat a disease.

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International AIDS relief program, at 20, looks to next steps - Roll Call

Parts of the relief program, PEPFAR launched under President George W. Bush, are up for reauthorization this year.

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