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PEPFAR 2025 Shows 13% Diagnosis Decline, 24% Worker Loss

4/25/2026

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The State Department released PEPFAR data in 2025 after a pause.
The data show HIV testing and treatment numbers fell in 2025 compared with prior year.
Acting Undersecretary Jeremy Lewin said the figures show program resilience and treatment coverage above 20 million people.
Asia Russell and Brian Honermann warned that testing and prevention fell and frontline workers dropped 24 %, new diagnoses fell 13 % and nearly 30 % where services were disrupted.

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The State Department released PEPFAR data in 2025 after a pause.
The data show HIV testing and treatment numbers fell in 2025 compared with prior year.
Acting Undersecretary Jeremy Lewin said the figures show program resilience and treatment coverage above 20 million people.
Asia Russell and Brian Honermann warned that testing and prevention fell and frontline workers dropped 24 %, new diagnoses fell 13 % and nearly 30 % where services were disrupted.