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Charities Urge Starmer: Protect Global HIV Funding Now!

12/22/2025

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A coalition of charities and MPs urges Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to protect global HIV funding.
They warn aid cuts could jeopardize ending the AIDS pandemic by 2030 and cause more than four million additional deaths and infections.
UK aid has fallen 40%, including a 15% cut to the Global Fund, risking 255,000 lives and prompting calls for lenacapavir investment, while the £850 million commitment remains a reduction.

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A coalition of charities and MPs urges Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to protect global HIV funding.
They warn aid cuts could jeopardize ending the AIDS pandemic by 2030 and cause more than four million additional deaths and infections.
UK aid has fallen 40%, including a 15% cut to the Global Fund, risking 255,000 lives and prompting calls for lenacapavir investment, while the £850 million commitment remains a reduction.