The head of the U.N. AIDS agency warns that dropping support for the largest AIDS program could lead to a sixfold increase in new HIV infections by 2029, potentially resulting in millions of deaths and the emergence of drug-resistant strains. Byanyima urges the U.S. government to reconsider its decision, highlighting the devastating impact on global HIV response efforts.
The head of the U.N. AIDS agency says the number of new HIV infections could jump more than six times by 2029 if American support of the biggest AIDS program is droppedFILE - Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of Oxfam International, attends the 47th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. The head of the U.N.
Byanyima pleaded with the Trump administration not to abruptly cut off funding, which she said has resulted in “panic, fear and confusion” in many of theIn one Kenyan county, she said 550 HIV workers were immediately laid off, while thousands of others in Ethiopia were terminated, leaving health officials unable to track the epidemic.
, with the arrival of what she called “a magical prevention tool” known as lenacapavir, a twice-yearly shot that was shown to offer complete protection against HIV in women, and which worked nearly as well as for men.
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