Countries like Mozambique, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe will suffer the most
Sydney, Australia | Xinhua | Australian healthcare providers warn in their latest research that international funding cuts in their HIV program could result in 10.75 million new infections and 2.93 million preventable deaths between 2025 and 2030.
The survey, published on Wednesday in Lancet HIV, follows the impact of the Melbourne-based Burnett Institute’s 24% reduction in global HIV funding by 2026, modelling the impact of a 24% reduction in global HIV funding by 2026, and announced aid cuts of 8% to 70% by major donors including the US, UK, France, Germany and the US, including subsidies over 90% West.
The US, the largest contributor to global HIV funding, stopped all support on January 20th. The loss of the Presidential Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in conjunction with other funding cuts now threatens to reverse progress towards the end of HIV/AIDS as a global health crisis by 2030.
The Burnet Institute study highlights the disproportionate impact on low- and middle-income countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and vulnerable communities.
Rowan Martin Hughes, a senior researcher at the Burnett Institute, who co-authored the study, said countries that rely heavily on international aid, such as Mozambique, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe, suffer the most.
Almost half of the world’s HIV funds come from international aid, with 54% of that coming from Pepfar. Experts warn that without urgent intervention, millions of lives are at risk. ▽
