U.S. President Trump order set to halt supply of HIV, malaria drugs to poor countries: Sources
1 month, 3 weeks ago

U.S. President Trump order set to halt supply of HIV, malaria drugs to poor countries: Sources

The Hindu  

The Trump administration has moved to stop the supply of lifesaving drugs for HIV, malaria and tuberculosis, as well as medical supplies for newborn babies, in countries supported by USAID around the globe, a memo reviewed by Reuters showed. The memo covers the firm's work on HIV, malaria and tuberculosis as well as contraception and maternal and child health supplies, one USAID source and one former USAID official told Reuters. He said other partners had also received notices that meant they would be unable to deliver medicines to clinics even if they had them in stock, or open the clinics if they are funded by the U.S. That includes organisations working with 6.5 million orphans and vulnerable children with HIV in 23 countries, he said. Mr. Trump ordered a 90-day pause in foreign development assistance on January 20, the day he took the oath of office, pending assessments of efficiencies and consistency with U.S. foreign policy.

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Eight countries could run out of HIV treatments due to USAID cuts, WHO says
3 days, 23 hours ago

Eight countries could run out of HIV treatments due to USAID cuts, WHO says

India Today  

The Trump administration's decision to pause US foreign aid has "substantially disrupted" supply of HIV treatments in eight countries, which could soon run out of these life-saving medicines, the World Health Organisation said on Monday. The global health agency said that Haiti, Kenya, Lesotho, South Sudan, Burkina Faso, Mali, Nigeria and Ukraine could exhaust their supply of HIV treatments in …

A Lethal Mystery Illness Spread in Congo. USAID Cuts Have Slowed the Response
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55 years, 2 months ago

A Lethal Mystery Illness Spread in Congo. USAID Cuts Have Slowed the Response

Wired  

Consequences of the United States rapidly slashing foreign aid are reverberating across the world, including in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where an unidentified illness with Ebola-like symptoms has ravaged several villages. Nidhi Bouri, the former deputy assistant administrator for global health at USAID during the Joe Biden administration who previously led disease preparedness and response efforts, says the …

Elton John slams Trump administration over USAID cuts
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Elton John slams Trump administration over USAID cuts

Salon  

Elton John is raising the flag that President Donald Trump's budget cuts to the United States Agency for International Development will have a hugely negative impact on the global response to HIV prevention and resources. John, whose Elton John AIDS Foundation has been a leader in the global fight against AIDS and has provided resources and assistance for people living …

Health experts warn of as many as 500,000 deaths over 10 years from Trump's cuts
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3 weeks ago

Health experts warn of as many as 500,000 deaths over 10 years from Trump's cuts

Raw Story  

President Donald Trump's cuts to USAID could mean as many as 500,000 people die over the next 10 years, one expert predicted. Al Jazeera cited health experts and aid organizations saying that ending many of the USAID programs that help those with HIV/AIDS "in many African countries could lead to hundreds of thousands of deaths on the continent." In South …

Trump's permanent USAID cuts slam humanitarian programs worldwide: 'We are being pushed off a cliff'
Top News
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump's permanent USAID cuts slam humanitarian programs worldwide: 'We are being pushed off a cliff'

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Trump administration’s decision …

Trump’s permanent USAID cuts slam humanitarian programs worldwide: ‘We are being pushed off a cliff’
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump’s permanent USAID cuts slam humanitarian programs worldwide: ‘We are being pushed off a cliff’

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump and his new administration. CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The Trump administration’s decision to terminate 90% of USAID’s foreign aid contracts slammed humanitarian projects worldwide on Thursday, from a new hospital in troubled Haiti to the biggest HIV program on the planet in South Africa. “We are being pushed off a cliff,” …

Trump's aid funding freeze derails HIV prevention efforts in Asia Pacific amid rising epidemics
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1 month ago

Trump's aid funding freeze derails HIV prevention efforts in Asia Pacific amid rising epidemics

ABC  

In just five years, the world's health authorities hope to declare an end to the AIDS epidemic. Fiji Minister for Health Ratu Atonio Rabici Lalabalavu even declared an official "outbreak" in January to reflect "the alarming reality that HIV is evolving faster than our current services can cater for". Following grave concerns from health professionals that the funding freeze could …

Trump’s foreign aid freeze halted a crucial program fighting HIV in Africa. Here’s what’s at stake
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1 month ago

Trump’s foreign aid freeze halted a crucial program fighting HIV in Africa. Here’s what’s at stake

Associated Press  

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Florence Makumene held a plastic container of HIV medication and wondered if it would be her last as fears swelled of a return to a time decades ago when millions across sub-Saharan Africa died of AIDS. “PEPFAR is the most efficient deployment of health resources I have seen,” said professor Francois Venter of the University of the …

Trump's decision to freeze funds could result in more AIDS deaths, UN body warns
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1 month ago

Trump's decision to freeze funds could result in more AIDS deaths, UN body warns

India Today  

President Donald Trump's decision to suspend US overseas funding could result in millions more deaths from AIDS, the head of the UN's programme for the illness warned on Sunday. "It's dramatic in many countries," UNAIDS executive director Winnie Byanyima told AFP. "We could see additional deaths increasing by tenfold" to 6.3 million in five years, Byanyima said, citing UNAIDS estimates. …

Trump's aid freeze could cause millions more AIDS deaths: UN agency
1 month ago

Trump's aid freeze could cause millions more AIDS deaths: UN agency

Raw Story  

President Donald Trump's decision to suspend US overseas funding could result in millions more deaths from AIDS, the head of the UN's programme for the illness warned Sunday. "It's dramatic in many countries," UNAIDS executive director Winnie Byanyima told AFP. "We could see additional deaths increasing by tenfold" to 6.3 million in five years, Byanyima said, citing UNAIDS estimates. The …

How Trump’s policies could reverse decades of progress in Latin America’s HIV response
1 month ago

How Trump’s policies could reverse decades of progress in Latin America’s HIV response

CNN  

CNN — It was nearly 30 years ago when Rosember Lopez received a life-altering diagnosis: He was HIV positive. CNN spoke to aid organizations and healthcare workers across Latin America who say that following the stop work order, they were unable to distribute vital medicine already on the shelves in pharmacies, including the HIV prevention medication PrEP. “It’s like crash …

NPR's global correspondents report on the effect of USAID's humanitarian funding cuts
1 month, 1 week ago

NPR's global correspondents report on the effect of USAID's humanitarian funding cuts

NPR  

NPR's global correspondents report on the effect of USAID's humanitarian funding cuts Correspondents in Kyiv, Mumbai, Johannesburg, and Mexico City give examples of the effects of the Trump administration's gutting of the U.S. Agency for International Development. But many Bangladeshis don't know they're infected, so USAID funded a program to teach medics to screen for the illness that included training …

The USAID Shutdown Puts Millions of African Lives at Risk
55 years, 2 months ago

The USAID Shutdown Puts Millions of African Lives at Risk

Wired  

But for the dramatic events in Washington, DC, AbulMumini Isah and his team would have been plodding through the dusty streets of Northern Nigeria right now on a field study aimed at improving HIV treatment across the country. “Without evidenced-based studies such as this, those handling care and treatment of people living with HIV will just be flying blind.” Despite …

Six million people could die from HIV and AIDS if US funding stops, U.N. agency warns
1 month, 1 week ago

Six million people could die from HIV and AIDS if US funding stops, U.N. agency warns

The Hindu  

More than six million people could die from HIV and AIDS in the next four years if U.S. President Donald Trump's administration pulls its global funding for programmes, the United Nations AIDS agency said on Friday, February 7, 2025. Although a waiver was placed on HIV/AIDS programmes in last month's U.S. foreign aid funding freeze, many concerns remained about the …

Thousands left with untested drugs and medical devices in bodies after Trump order: report
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Thousands left with untested drugs and medical devices in bodies after Trump order: report

Raw Story  

Real-life consequences over President Donald Trump’s plot to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development are emerging as the agency’s stop-work order has left thousands of people with experimental drugs and medical devices inside of their bodies – and nowhere to turn. That’s according to The New York Times, which reported that dozens of unfinished clinical trials around the world …

Africa knew Trump’s ‘America First’ pledge meant it might be last. Then came the freeze on aid
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Africa knew Trump’s ‘America First’ pledge meant it might be last. Then came the freeze on aid

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG — Four days after President Donald Trump signed an executive order freezing almost all U.S. foreign aid, an email landed in Claris Madhuku’s inbox in rural Zimbabwe. “The world is baffled,” the health minister of South Africa, the country with the most people living with HIV, said after the U.S. freeze on aid. The minister, Aaron Motsoaledi, said the …

The Trump Administration Said It Lifted Its Ban On Lifesaving Humanitarian Aid. That’s Not True.
1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Trump Administration Said It Lifted Its Ban On Lifesaving Humanitarian Aid. That’s Not True.

Huff Post  

Social mobilizers wait to receive members of the community ahead of the launch of the mpox vaccination campaign at the General Hospital of Goma, on October 5, 2024. “It’s terrifying.” Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio first issued the freeze on aid operations last Friday, which included limited exemptions. “A chaotic, unexplained and abrupt pause with no guidance has …

'People will die': Trump admin says it lifted ban on humanitarian aid — it's not true
1 month, 3 weeks ago

'People will die': Trump admin says it lifted ban on humanitarian aid — it's not true

Raw Story  

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. “It’s terrifying.” Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio first issued the freeze on aid operations last Friday, which included limited exemptions. “We need to correct the impression that the waiver was self-executing by virtue of the announcement,” said Marcia Wong, the former deputy assistant administrator of USAID’s humanitarian assistance bureau. “A chaotic, …

Distribution of US-backed HIV medications to poorest nations in flux after Trump order slowing foreign aid
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Distribution of US-backed HIV medications to poorest nations in flux after Trump order slowing foreign aid

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy During a 90-day foreign aid freeze, Secretary of State Marco …

‘Cruel and deadly’: Aid organizations reeling from Trump’s freeze on foreign aid
1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘Cruel and deadly’: Aid organizations reeling from Trump’s freeze on foreign aid

Raw Story  

Chaos and uncertainty are swirling around the Trump administration’s new order halting most foreign aid grants for three months – and introduced the possibility that organizations dependent on federal funds could soon face bankruptcy, according to a report in Politico. “This ‘stop work’ order is cruel and deadly,” Health GAP executive director Asia Russell told Politico. “We operate on a …

Pharma stocks tumble over Trump’s relief funding freeze
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Pharma stocks tumble over Trump’s relief funding freeze

Live Mint  

Stocks of Indian pharma companies supplying antiretroviral medicines used to treat HIV to African countries tumbled on Monday after a US government order halted all foreign aid funding, including its AIDS relief program. “All Africa sales will not get impacted …only the part that is dependent on funding from the US government is vulnerable,” Prashant Nair, lead pharma and healthcare …

AIDS relief funding faces disruption after foreign aid pause ordered by Secretary of State Marco Rubio: Report
1 month, 3 weeks ago

AIDS relief funding faces disruption after foreign aid pause ordered by Secretary of State Marco Rubio: Report

Live Mint  

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s recent order to pause foreign aid is expected to halt funding for the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, potentially disrupting life-saving treatments for millions of people around the world. Trump’s criticism of US foreign aid spending On Saturday, President Donald Trump reiterated his criticism of the US approach to foreign aid. Speaking to reporters …

'Killed an American': Expert puts Trump on notice over President causing 'serious damage'
1 month, 3 weeks ago

'Killed an American': Expert puts Trump on notice over President causing 'serious damage'

Raw Story  

Donald Trump was warned by an expert on Saturday that the President is causing great harm to the world and the U.S. Atul Gawande, a former professor at the Harvard School of Public Health and former United States Agency for International Development official, took to social media over the weekend to sound the alarm. Trump’s 90 day Stop Work Order …

Trump wants to pull the US out of the World Health Organization again. Here’s what may happen next
2 months ago

Trump wants to pull the US out of the World Health Organization again. Here’s what may happen next

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump’s return to Washington WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump used one of the flurry of executive actions that he issued on his first day back in the White House to begin the process of withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organization for the second time in less than five years — a …

The pioneer of America’s embattled global HIV program recalls the hope after years of despair
11 months, 2 weeks ago

The pioneer of America’s embattled global HIV program recalls the hope after years of despair

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Through his office window at what was then one of Africa’s few modern clinics dealing with HIV and AIDS, the man who now oversees the United States’ threatened global AIDS effort used to hear the sound of taxis pulling up throughout the day. Nkengasong has spent decades working in Africa on HIV and AIDS, a career intertwined with …

Billions for life-saving AIDS program need to continue, George W. Bush Institute tells Congress
1 year, 4 months ago

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

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy As billions of dollars for …

Billions for life-saving AIDS program need to continue, George W. Bush Institute tells Congress
1 year, 4 months ago

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

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As billions of dollars for a global HIV/AIDS program credited with saving millions of lives remains in limbo, the George W. Bush Institute is urging the U.S. Congress to keep money flowing for it. In a letter sent to Congress on Wednesday, the former Republican president’s institute pleaded with Congress to keep funding the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan …

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

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

NPR  

George W. Bush's anti-HIV program is hailed as 'amazing' — and still crucial at 20 Enlarge this image toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images via Getty Images Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images via Getty Images By 2003, the global HIV/AIDS situation was reaching its deadliest peak. "It's been an amazing program," said Kellie Moss, an associate director for global …

Trump says he’s taking malaria drug to protect against virus
4 years, 10 months ago

Trump says he’s taking malaria drug to protect against virus

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday that he is taking a malaria drug to protect against the coronavirus, despite warnings from his own government that it should only be administered for COVID-19 in a hospital or research setting due to potentially fatal side effects. Trump told reporters he has been taking the drug, hydroxychloroquine, and a zinc supplement daily …

U.S. states build stockpiles of malaria drug touted by Trump
4 years, 10 months ago

U.S. states build stockpiles of malaria drug touted by Trump

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — State and local governments across the United States have obtained about 30 million doses of a malaria drug touted by President Trump to treat patients with the coronavirus, despite warnings from doctors that more research is needed. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Friday it has sent out 14.4 million doses of hydroxychloroquine to 14 cities, …

U.S. states build stockpiles of malaria drug touted by Trump
4 years, 10 months ago

U.S. states build stockpiles of malaria drug touted by Trump

LA Times  

At least 13 states have obtained a total of more than 10 million doses of malaria drugs to treat COVID-19 patients, despite warnings from doctors that more tests are needed. State and local governments across the United States have obtained more than 30 million doses of a malaria drug touted by President Trump to treat patients with COVID-19, despite warnings …

Trump ends US aid to WHO, says not enough done to stop virus
4 years, 11 months ago

Trump ends US aid to WHO, says not enough done to stop virus

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he was cutting off U.S. payments to the World Health Organization during the coronavirus pandemic, accusing the organization of failing to do enough to stop the virus from spreading when it first surfaced in China. But when asked about possible U.S. funding cuts during a regular U.N. briefing earlier Tuesday, WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris …

Trump orders halt to WHO funding; says it failed to do enough to contain COVID-19
4 years, 11 months ago

Trump orders halt to WHO funding; says it failed to do enough to contain COVID-19

India TV News  

US President Donald Trump has announced cutting off US payments to the World Health Organization during the coronavirus pandemic, accusing the organization of failing to do enough to stop the virus from spreading when it first surfaced in China. But when asked about possible US funding cuts during a regular UN briefing earlier Tuesday, WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris responded, “Regardless …

Trump directs halt to payments to WHO during virus pandemic
4 years, 11 months ago

Trump directs halt to payments to WHO during virus pandemic

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he was cutting off U.S. payments to the World Health Organization during the coronavirus pandemic, accusing the organization of failing to do enough to stop the virus from spreading when it first surfaced in China. But when asked about possible U.S. funding cuts during a regular U.N. briefing earlier Tuesday, WHO spokeswoman …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Donald Trump urges countrymen to stay at home, maintain social distancing as COVID-19 deaths approach 10,000-mark
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Donald Trump urges countrymen to stay at home, maintain social distancing as COVID-19 deaths approach 10,000-mark

Firstpost  

Donald Trump urged countrymen to stay at home to maintain social distancing as the death toll due to the deadly COVID-19 infection approached the 10,000-mark Washington: President Donald Trump has said the US has so far conducted 1.6 million coronavirus tests in the nation and urged countrymen to stay at home to maintain social distancing as the death toll due …

Trump administration sent protective medical gear to China while he was minimizing the virus threat to US
4 years, 11 months ago

Trump administration sent protective medical gear to China while he was minimizing the virus threat to US

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM radio’s daily program “The Dean Obeidallah Show” and a columnist for The Daily Beast. The situation is so dire one New Jersey doctor described it as “sending medical professionals like lambs to the slaughterhouse.” Dean Obeidallah CNN Concerns about a dwindling supply of PPE are not new. Yet …

New York’s ordeal could be America’s future (opinion)
4 years, 11 months ago

New York’s ordeal could be America’s future (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM radio’s daily program “The Dean Obeidallah Show” and a columnist for The Daily Beast. An impassioned Cuomo, who has become “America’s Governor” much the way Rudy Giuliani became “America’s Mayor” after 9/11, laid out bluntly, “Where we are today, you will be in three weeks or four weeks …

Trump Tweets Support For World AIDS Day. His Budget Would Slash Critical Funding.
5 years, 3 months ago

Trump Tweets Support For World AIDS Day. His Budget Would Slash Critical Funding.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Donald Trump’s tweet Sunday recognizing World AIDS Day was met with criticism from Democrats who pointed out that his administration’s proposed budget for 2020 would slash funding for global HIV programs, putting countless lives at risk. “American leadership has proven that together we can save lives.” The Democratic National Committee, meanwhile, said that Trump is “no …

HIV infection decline has leveled off, as Trump administration aims to end epidemic
6 years ago

HIV infection decline has leveled off, as Trump administration aims to end epidemic

CNN  

CNN — As the Trump administration’s goal to end the HIV epidemic in the United States by 2030 rolls out, a new report reveals that a decline in HIV infections has plateaued. Between 2010 and 2016, among men who have sex with men, HIV infections decreased in white men, remained stable amongblackmen, and increased in Latino men, according to the …

What It Will Take For Trump To End AIDS 'Beyond' America
6 years, 1 month ago

What It Will Take For Trump To End AIDS 'Beyond' America

NPR  

What It Will Take For Trump To End AIDS 'Beyond' America Enlarge this image toggle caption Gallo Images/Getty Images Gallo Images/Getty Images When President Trump gave his State of the Union address last week, he made an ambitious promise to "eliminate the H.I.V. Sponsor Message In December, Trump signed a bill reauthorizing the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, known …

Trump launching campaign to end HIV epidemic in US by 2030
6 years, 1 month ago

Trump launching campaign to end HIV epidemic in US by 2030

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is launching a campaign to end the HIV epidemic in the United States by 2030, targeting areas where new infections happen and getting highly effective drugs to people at risk. Briefing reporters ahead of Trump’s State of the Union speech, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and senior public health officials said the campaign …

Trump administration’s words, deeds on Africa are colliding
7 years ago

Trump administration’s words, deeds on Africa are colliding

Associated Press  

NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK, Kenya — On the outskirts of a sprawling reserve of Kenyan grasslands where endangered animals roam wild, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson lavished praise on an American-funded forensics lab that tracks down elephant-poachers for prosecution, and urged aggressive action in Africa on conservation. Trump took to Twitter to call the practice a “horror show.” At the …

World Aids Day: Groups say Trump failing on HIV fight
7 years, 3 months ago

World Aids Day: Groups say Trump failing on HIV fight

Al Jazeera  

Advocates warn proposed cuts to HIV/Aids prevention programmes and strategy shift could stall progress against epidemic. “Slowing US efforts to fight HIV/AIDS for three years could set the global response back nine years and squander much of the $64bn that the US has invested over that time,” the report said. New strategy: ‘Risk is enormous’ While the proposed cuts were …

AIDS death toll 'unacceptable across sub-Saharan Africa', Medecins Sans Frontieres warns
7 years, 7 months ago

AIDS death toll 'unacceptable across sub-Saharan Africa', Medecins Sans Frontieres warns

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sub-Saharan countries, where up to …

Trump Foreign Budget: HIV Prevention Spared, U.N. And Others Lose Big
8 years ago

Trump Foreign Budget: HIV Prevention Spared, U.N. And Others Lose Big

NPR  

Trump Foreign Budget: HIV Prevention Spared, U.N. And Others Lose Big Enlarge this image toggle caption Eric Lafforgue/Art in All of Us/Corbis via Getty Images Eric Lafforgue/Art in All of Us/Corbis via Getty Images In the introduction to his proposed federal budget, President Donald Trump states clearly that he plans to spend far less abroad and on international issues than …

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