Cuts to international funding for HIV/AIDS programs are raising serious concerns about a potential reversal of progress in combating the epidemic . Researchers have analyzed the potential impact of these cuts, particularly those from the U.S., on prevention and treatment efforts in low- and middle-income countries .
A study estimated that significant funding reductions could result in nearly 3 million extra deaths and millions of new infections . The models also suggest that it could take an additional 20 to 30 years of sustained funding to achieve the goal of ending AIDS as a public health threat . Programs like PEPFAR (President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief) and The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, which have been instrumental in providing financial and technical support, are particularly affected .
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