The United States Congress has spared the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a cornerstone of global HIV/AIDS prevention for nearly two decades, from a potential $400 million budget cut.. The proposed reduction was part of the Trump administration’s wider “rescissions package.” This package aimed at clawing back $9.4 billion in previously approved federal…
PEPFAR Funding Secure for Vital HIV Programmes
Original Article by Tamsin Metelerkamp | Daily Maverick| 17 July 2025
The United States Congress has spared the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a cornerstone of global HIV/AIDS prevention for nearly two decades, from a potential $400 million budget cut.. The proposed reduction was part of the Trump administration's wider "rescissions package." This package aimed at clawing back $9.4 billion in previously approved federal […]
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