Global HIV funding cuts threaten epidemic response
Global funding cuts are jeopardizing progress against HIV by limiting access to prevention innovations, research, and community-led services, while US and Trump-era funding shifts are markedly reducing HIV prevention and pediatric treatment across multiple countries, threatening gains in HIV prevention, care, and research highlighted at AIDS 2026. The impact includes thousands of fewer children receiving US-supported HIV treatment, disruptions to PEPFAR-funded programs, and concerns about increased transmission and gaps in pediatric HIV care and MTCT prevention.
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The International AIDS Society (IAS) is the world's largest association of HIV/AIDS professionals, with 11,600 members from over 170 countries as of July 2020, including clinicians, people living with HIV, service providers, policy makers and others. It aims to reduce the global impact of AIDS through collective advocacy. Founded in 1988, IAS headquarters are located in Geneva, and its president since 2024 is Beatriz Grinsztejn.
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