AIDS, Africa and Donald Trump

Trump’s foreign aid freeze halted a crucial program fighting HIV in Africa. Here’s what’s at stake
The freeze on U.S. foreign aid ordered by President Donald Trump has effectively halted one of the world's most successful responses to a disease.
What Trump's freeze in federal funding means for the global fight against AIDS
Just a few weeks into his second term, President Trump froze funding for programs that play a big role in Global aid. One of those programs is the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS or PEPFAR.
Pro-Lifers Press Trump Administration to Restore Funding for AIDS Program in Africa
Young girls with U.S. and Kenya flags wait to greet U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Robert Godec as he visits a President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) project for girls' empowerment in Nairobi on March 10, 2018. (photo: Jonathan Ernst / Getty )
Trump’s aid freeze sends shock waves through Africa’s HIV programs
The freeze on U.S. foreign aid ordered by President Donald Trump has effectively halted one of the world's most successful responses to a disease.
UN agency says Trump's aid freeze could cause millions more AIDS deaths
President Donald Trump's decision to suspend US foreign aid funding could lead to millions of additional deaths from AIDS, according to the head of the UN's AIDS program, UNAIDS.The United
UN agency warns Trump’s aid freeze could cause millions more AIDS deaths
Africa’s debt burden limits vital services, with new infections projected to rise by 8.7 million over five years.
Funds for fight against HIV/AIDS paused in Trump aid freeze
Correction: An earlier version of this story said incorrectly that President Donald Trump signed an executive order pausing foreign aid the day after he took office. He signed it the day he took office.
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Bill Gates says millions of lives at stake amid Musk, Trump's USAID freeze
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