Health leaders at the International AIDS Society (IAS) 2025 conference in Kigali have warned that shrinking funding and wavering political will could undermine the global HIV response.

According to WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, abrupt funding cuts are already disrupting access to life-saving HIV treatments in

Cabo Delgado is experiencing an alarming increase in violence, compromising access to healthcare for vulnerable communities. Since the conflict began almost eight years ago, over 400,000 people have been displaced, and medical services are being cut, as well as movement restrictions for healthcare workers and patients.

Health workers have been unable to reach patients due to attacks and insecurity,

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has warned that decades of progress in addressing AIDS are at risk after a funding collapse in 2025.

According to the UNAIDS report, funding cuts, caused by abrupt and massive cuts from international

Two landmark U.S. initiatives face uncertain futures under the administration of President Donald Trump, prompting Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba to issue an urgent plea to stop the cancellation of the programs that have saved millions of lives and transformed economies across Africa.

With PEPFAR's authorization having expired in March and AGOA set to end in September, Makgoba warns that 2025 could become a "historical watershed" in U.S.-Africa relations with devastating

The United States has announced it was cutting $50 million in health aid to Zambia due to the country's failure to address the "systematic theft" of donated drugs and medical supplies.

U.S. Ambassador to Zambia Michael Gonzales said the "difficult" decision followed repeated warnings to the Zambian government to

The head of UNAIDS, Winnie Byanyima, has warned that deep U.S. funding cuts to global HIV programs could result in 6.3 million deaths and 8.7 million new infections over the next four years, reversing decades of progress.

Byanyima said the funding

Critics have warned that slashing USAID's humanitarian and health programs, which operate in 120 countries, will have devastating impacts on millions globally. However, African countries have begun working to bridge the funding gap created by the new U.S. policies.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio had announced

Newborns remain one of the most overlooked populations in the fight against HIV, with an estimated 120,000 new infections annually.

Professor Adrie Bekker, a neonatologist at Stellenbosch University, is leading efforts to improve HIV prevention and treatment for newborns. As co-principal investigator of the PETITE-DTG study, she is researching a novel oral dispersible film of dolutegravir (DTG) for neonates,

Funding for a groundbreaking project by a group of researchers - who have already made significant contributions to advancing the world's understanding of HIV - has been derailed as a result of the U.S. government's decision on aid.  The

Remarkable progress in HIV science has brought us a groundbreaking long-acting injectable drug offering six months of protection, a potential game-changer in the fight against the epidemic. However, decades of hard-won gains are under threat as political and social challenges loom, reports the International Aids Society.

Millions of people are