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The African-led HIV Control Working Group (AHCWG) has appealed to the United States Government to fully reinstate the President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (PEPFAR) funded programmes to continue providing life-saving support to persons living with HIV, globally. It also called for clear communication on the future of funding the programme after the conclusion of the re-evaluation and realignment of foreign policy. AHCWG, in a statement copied to the Ghana News Agency, said halting funding to such a successful public health programme, without notice, risked the lives of millions of people who depended on those resources to manage HIV infections or prevent new transmissions, particularly among high-risk populations. This follows an Executive Order by the US Governm...

IAS – the International AIDS Society – warns that the immediate halting of funding to the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief(PEPFAR), including a stop-work order for existing grants and contracts, places millions of lives in jeopardy. On Day 1 of taking office as US President, Donald Trump signed an executive order that banned any new government spending on foreign aid projects. This was followed by an unexpected “stop-work order” issued on 24 January, which means that funding to PEPFAR, even for existing grants and contracts, is frozen. “This is a matter of life or death,” IAS President Beatriz Grinsztejn said. “PEPFAR provides lifesaving antiretrovirals for more than 20 million people – and stopping its funding essentially stops their HIV treatment....

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Reinstate PEPFAR programmes to save lives – US Government urged

PEPFAR freeze threatens millions of lives