The State Department issued a waiver for lifesaving aid, but HIV clinics remain shut and uncertainty lingers over the future of PEPFAR, which has saved 25 million lives.

The World Health Organization (WHO) expresses deep concern on the implications of the immediate funding pause for HIV programmes in low- and middle-income countries.

Director General of Africa CDC Dr. Jean Kaseya says he hopes the U.S. considers exemptions to President Trump’s announced 90-day funding freeze, to ensure critical delivery of emergency aid aimed at preventing disease outbreaks and saving lives.

As a result of the new administration's actions, health centers funded by PEPFAR, the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, are closing their doors and no longer dispersing medication.

President Donald Trump has paused funding for the popular and effective program for distributing HIV/AIDS medications known as PEPFAR, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. As a result of Trump’s Jan.