HIV progress in 'real danger' as global funding plummets
Global HIV experts warn that the fight against AIDS is at risk due to a significant decline in international funding. Despite scientific advancements in prevention, reduced financial support from major donor nations threatens to reverse decades of progress.
Why it matters
The potential collapse of HIV funding could lead to a resurgence of the disease, particularly in developing nations that rely on international aid.
RIO DE JANEIRO - The science has never been better, but political will has reached a new low: AIDS experts warned Monday that the fight against HIV was in real danger as funding fell by a fifth last year.
A major international AIDS conference got underway in Rio de Janeiro for the first time since the United States began to dramatically slash foreign aid following Donald Trump's return to the White House last year.
European nations including France, Germany and the UK followed suit.
"Never has donor funding fallen so far, so fast, and those most vulnerable are already paying the price," said Beatriz Grinsztejn, president of the International AIDS Society (IAS), warning that the gathering was taking place at a time of "real danger" for the battle against HIV.
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