How can countries save the lives of people living with HIV? | Health

The United Nations AIDS Agency warns that serious international funding reductions could lead to 4 million additional deaths related to the disease by 2029.

The United States was the biggest donor of the world response to HIV / AIDS before the administration of President Donald Trump suddenly interrupted foreign development aid in January.

Onusidas indicates that the withdrawal of assistance will have catastrophic consequences for the fight against the pandemic.

So what can countries do to reduce the impact of financing cuts?

And why did the rich nations end support for AIDS prevention and treatment programs?

Presenter: Adrian Finighan

Guests:

Dr Helen Rees – Director of the Reproductive Health Institute and HIV at the University of Witwatersrand

Dr Krishna Udayakumar – founding director of the Duke Global Health Innovation Center

Nidhi Bouri – Former Deputy Deputy for World Health at USAID