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Trump's PEPFAR Cuts Risk 600,000 Lives Worldwide

1/28/2025

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The Trump administration's suspension of the Pepfar anti-AIDS program threatens the lives of over 20 million people worldwide, including 566,000 vulnerable children. With HIV medication distribution grinding to a halt, critics fear a surge in infections and deaths, projecting a staggering loss of 600,000 lives in South Africa alone if the program is permanently terminated.

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The Trump administration's suspension of the Pepfar anti-AIDS program threatens the lives of over 20 million people worldwide, including 566,000 vulnerable children. With HIV medication distribution grinding to a halt, critics fear a surge in infections and deaths, projecting a staggering loss of 600,000 lives in South Africa alone if the program is permanently terminated.