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Libération: Fin de l'usaid en eswatini: ça va être un désastre
Published April 13, 2025
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C-SPAN - Hearing on the President's Emergency Plan for Global AIDS Program
Published April 8, 2025
Witnesses testified at a House Appropriations Committee subcommittee hearing on the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and global health initiatives. Much of the hearing — particularly in questioning from Democrats — focused on recent cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and its role in achieving…
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Congressional Testimony - Think of All of the Mothers, Children, Families, and Communities Supported by PEPFAR
Published April 7, 2025
Written Testimony of Catherine Connor, Vice President, Public Policy and Advocacy, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation on the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Submitted to the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs April 8, 2025 Chairman Diaz-Balart, Ranking Member Frankel,…
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ABC KTNV News: US flagship HIV/AIDS prevention program faces shaky future - ‘PEPFAR was never meant to go forever’
Published April 7, 2025
Public health advocates on Tuesday warned a House subcommittee against a ‘chaotic, rapid retreat’ by the U.S. from a flagship global HIV/AIDS initiative — a program that has saved over 25 million lives. “We have the opportunity to have not only the legacy of the past 20 years but a…
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New York Times - All Federal Experts on H.I.V. Prevention in Children Overseas Were Dismissed
Published April 7, 2025
The consequences of mother-to-child transmission can be enormous, a new study suggests. But the U.S. has dismissed experts working to solve the problem. Read the full article at the New York Times.
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RTS: In Eswatini, USAID cuts raise fears of AIDS resurgence
Published April 6, 2025
In Eswatini, formerly Swaziland, a small southern African country, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) covered almost all HIV-related expenses. Following its suspension by Donald Trump, tens of thousands of people risk being deprived of access to their treatment. AIDS could experience a new surge. Read the full…
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Devex - Why PEPFAR Has Bigger Problems Than Reauthorization
Published March 23, 2025
Even if its authorization is allowed to expire tomorrow, PEPFAR will survive. Instead, the program faces a much bigger problem as a result of cuts to USAID, which administered the majority of PEPFAR services. Read the full article on Devex.
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Fortune - The Truth About ‘Condoms for Gaza’: DOGE Canceled $33 million USAID Contract Treating 350,000 HIV patients
Published March 21, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) received a devastating blow when USAID abruptly terminated a number of its contracts, cutting off funding that supported HIV treatment for 350,000 people in Africa. The cuts have led to medicine shortages, unpaid healthcare workers, and a crumbling medical infrastructure. The decision, potentially…
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The Dispatch: PEPFAR Funding Problems Persist Despite Rubio’s Waivers
Published March 9, 2025
On the first day of his second term in office, President Donald Trump issued an executive order mandating an immediate “pause” of new foreign aid while programs were evaluated for whether they were “fully aligned with the foreign policy of the President of the United States.” And on…