US President Donald Trump's decision to suspend funding for the President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (PEPFAR) has raised alarm in South Africa about the future of HIV/AIDS treatment. The move, aimed at cutting foreign aid to low-income countries, threatens to cripple healthcare services already strained by a shortage of staff. South Africa, which relies heavily on PEPFAR for 20% of its HIV budget, faces a potential surge in new infections and a worsening of the global AIDS crisis. The funding stoppage has led to the suspension of several health programs, including the Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute's Key Populations Programme and Engage Men’s Health in Johannesburg.
US President Donald Trump ’s decision to halt the President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief has raised serious concerns about the future of HIV/Aids treatment in South Africa.
‘It means our clinics will be congested as people previously relying on external pickup points, like pharmacies in malls, return to clinics. This will strain an already overburdened health care system,’ he said. Although PEPFAR funds only 17% of South Africa’s R44.4 billion HIV/Aids budget, Motsoaledi acknowledged that the funding cuts would still have a significant impact.
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