The freeze on U.S. foreign aid ordered by President Donald Trump has effectively halted one of the world's most successful responses to a disease. For two decades, the American people

LONDON >> Crucial work furthering LGBTQ+ rights and preventing HIV in the Pacific Islands has been disrupted by U.S. President Donald Trump’s freeze of foreign aid and may not recover, advocates in the region have said.

President Donald Trump's cuts to USAID could mean as many as 500,000 people die over the next 10 years, one expert predicted. Al Jazeera cited health experts and aid organizations saying that ending many of the USAID programs that help those with HIV/AIDS "in many African countries could lead to hundreds of thousands of deaths on the continent.

The freeze on U.S. foreign aid ordered by President Donald Trump has effectively halted one of the world's most successful responses to a disease

Health groups and non-governmental organizations have expressed surprise and outrage after the Trump administration’s decision to cut 90% of USAID’s foreign aid contracts.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) primarily funds humanitarian initiatives worldwide, supporting healthcare, education and scientific programmes. But the Trump administration has abruptly terminated thousands of these projects,

The Department of Health said it would provide HIV patients with antiretrovirals for six months after the United States government cut funding for HIV programmes.

Following Donald Trump’s funding freeze on HIV treatment and other health programmes, Kenya faces critical decisions in sustaining these initiatives.