President Donald Trump halts HIV treatment to all developing countries
The United States (U.S.) government has halted the support for HIV treatment in Africa, following an order by President Donald Trump.
The U.S. State Department stopped the disbursement of funds from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a programme for HIV treatment in Africa and developing countries, for at least 90 days.
The action originates from President Trump’s executive order on foreign aid, which he signed on his first day in office.
The order instructed all government agencies managing foreign development assistance programmes to halt the disbursement of funds.
As a result, nearly all US global health funding was halted immediately.
