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It said the global response to the disease “entered crisis mode” after the world’s largest donor, the United States, halted funding when President Donald Trump took office in January.
Ahead of World Aids Day on 1 December, the United Nations body, UNAIDS, fighting the HIV virus issued a dire warning that millions of people globally have lost access to treatment and preventive care due to financial shortfalls.
It said the global response to the disease “entered crisis mode” after the world’s largest donor, the United States, halted funding when President Donald Trump took office in January.
While some of the HIV funding was restored in the second half of the year, certain programs have not resumed in the wake of Trump’s decision to dismantle the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima said that while it was working with countries to move away from dependency on international donors, major challenges remained.
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UNAIDS says the funding shortfall is having a lasting impact on the lives of people around the world. A failure to reach the 2030 global HIV targets of the next Global AIDS Strategy could result in an additional 3.3 million new HIV infections between 2025 and 2030.
