00:00The world faces a possible resurgence of HIV after global funding fell by nearly one-fifth last year.
00:07According to the UN AIDS Agency, political and financial uncertainty could reverse decades of progress
00:14and put the goal of ending AIDS by 2030 further out of reach.
00:20International funding for HIV programs fell by 18% to US$7.3 billion in 2025,
00:27its lowest level in almost two decades.
00:31The impact has been felt most acutely in sub-Saharan Africa,
00:35which accounts for about half of all new HIV infections worldwide.
00:41Data from Cameroon, Nigeria and Zambia showed that access to PrEP,
00:46a medicine used to prevent HIV, fell by more than 50% during the same period.
00:52The agency said funding cuts alongside health emergencies such as Ebola outbreaks
00:58have slowed progress in the fight against HIV.
01:02The United States was previously the largest source of international HIV funding,
01:07providing around 75% of global support before Donald Trump returned to office in January 2025.
01:15Trump temporarily halted HIV-related funding that month
01:19before restoring life-saving treatment programs.
01:22However, many prevention efforts remain restricted.
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