Millions of Lives at Stake: Trump Halts AIDS Funding
President Trump has immediately frozen funding for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) for 90 days. PEPFAR is the U.S. programme dedicated to combating HIV and AIDS. “The United States will no longer blindly hand out money without it benefiting the American people,” said State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce. As a result, all development aid has been halted with immediate effect.
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