Health organisations that merge, more investment from the private sector, larger contributions from local governments and a much bigger focus on preventing new HIV infections.
Thats how the international health advocate, Mitchell Warren, sees HIV programmes surviving this year after the United States governments massive funding cuts in 2025.
One things for sure, the USs money isnt coming back, says Warren at least not to South Africa, despite the country having the largest HIV epidemic in the world.
Warren explains: Its bad for the HIV response in South Africa and around the world, but its also just the most remarkably dumb economic policy.
The Trump administrations decisions spurred some other western governments to reduce their contributions to the Global Fund to Fight Aids, TB and Malaria.
We talked to Warren about what that means for South Africa. Prefer audio? Listen to the podcast.
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Health organisations that merge, more investment from the private sector, larger contributions from local governments and a much bigger focus on preventing new HIV infections.
Thats how the international health advocate, Mitchell Warren, sees HIV programmes surviving this year after the United States governments massive funding cuts in 2025. Warren heads up the New York-based organisation, Avac, which also works in East and Southern Africa.
