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Aidsfonds announces call for applications for its Emergency Fund for HIV Response

Aidsfonds set up an emergency fund for HIV response to support current and past Aidsfonds and Robert Carr Fund (RCF) grantees and partners. With the fund Aidsfonds aims to continue life-saving prevention and treatment for people living with HIV or vulnerable to HIV in response to the 90-day pause for all Unites States foreign assistance.

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Global research: U.S. Freeze on HIV Funding Threatens Lives of Hundreds of Thousands

The recent decision by the U.S. government to halt the PEPFAR (President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief) program for 90 days has catastrophic consequences for the global HIV response. To assess the impact of this crisis, Aidsfonds, GNP+, and the Robert Carr Fund conducted a survey among organisations and networks directly involved in HIV prevention and treatment. The results are alarming: 95% of respondents report being directly affected by these measures. More than half (57%) of the organisations estimate that this crisis will impact more than a million people.

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News January 29, 2025
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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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News January 27, 2025
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Six groundbreaking HIV cure studies funded

Sidaction and Aidsfonds are thrilled to announce the awarded proposals of their first joint scientific research grant call, fully focusing on finding a cure for HIV. Our €2 million initiative brings together researchers from France, the Netherlands, and Africa to accelerate progress towards an HIV cure. These are the six granted research proposals:

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