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Protesters Stack 200 Coffins to Demand PEPFAR Funding

4/18/2025

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Peter Staley and dedicated volunteers staged a powerful protest outside the State Department in Washington, D.C., stacking 200 coffins to draw attention to devastating funding cuts to PEPFAR, a crucial HIV treatment program. Activists fear these reductions could result in millions of deaths, especially among vulnerable children in sub-Saharan Africa, calling for urgent action to restore funding.

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Peter Staley and dedicated volunteers staged a powerful protest outside the State Department in Washington, D.C., stacking 200 coffins to draw attention to devastating funding cuts to PEPFAR, a crucial HIV treatment program. Activists fear these reductions could result in millions of deaths, especially among vulnerable children in sub-Saharan Africa, calling for urgent action to restore funding.