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Dire HIV Funding Cuts Could Spike Millions of Infections

3/26/2025

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A new study reveals a dire forecast: potential cuts to international HIV funding from the U.S. and four other nations could unleash between 4.4 and 10.8 million new infections, along with 770,000 to 2.9 million deaths by 2030. Sub-Saharan Africa stands to suffer the most, jeopardizing years of hard-won progress in combating HIV.

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A new study reveals a dire forecast: potential cuts to international HIV funding from the U.S. and four other nations could unleash between 4.4 and 10.8 million new infections, along with 770,000 to 2.9 million deaths by 2030. Sub-Saharan Africa stands to suffer the most, jeopardizing years of hard-won progress in combating HIV.