{"id":1815,"date":"2025-03-24T14:17:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T14:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sanggraloka.com\/un-warns-millions-more-faces-aids-death-as-us-cuts-funding\/"},"modified":"2025-03-24T14:17:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T14:17:00","slug":"un-warns-millions-more-faces-aids-death-as-us-cuts-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanggraloka.com\/id\/un-warns-millions-more-faces-aids-death-as-us-cuts-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Warns: Millions More Faces AIDS Death as US Cuts Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n The leader of the UNAIDS program has stated that millions additional deaths may occur due to the abrupt funding reductions implemented by the Trump administration. She further cautioned that the AIDS crisis might revert to the severity observed during the 1990s.
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\n The leader of the UN’s HIV\/AIDS initiative, UNAIDS, stated on Monday that cutting funds by the U.S. could result in more than 6 million extra fatalities related to the illness.\n<\/p>\n

\n The UNAIDS Executive Director, Winnie Byanyima, stated that the
\n abrupt changes from the U.S.
\n , which had previously been the largest contributor to the program, was described as “devastating.”\n<\/p>\n

\n She told reporters in Geneva that you’re discussing the potential loss of progress achieved over the past 25 years, which is quite grave.\n<\/p>\n

\n More than 6 million extra AIDS-related fatalities
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\n If U.S. assistance is not reinstated and not supplemented by alternative financing\u2014and we haven\u2019t received word from other nations committing to bridge the shortfall\u2014there
\n would result in another 6.3 million additional AIDS-related fatalities.
\n \u2014 over the coming four years,” ByanyIMA stated.\n<\/p>\n

\n She noted that approximately 600,000 deaths related to AIDS were documented worldwide as of the latest figures in 2023.\n<\/p>\n

\n Byanyanya additionally mentioned that an extra 8.7 million new infections were anticipated.\n<\/p>\n

\n The head of UNAIDS stated that beyond the immediate future, unless the funding shortfall is addressed, the AIDS epidemic might revert to the severity observed during the 1990s.\n<\/p>\n

\n “However, this concentration isn\u2019t limited to the low-income African nations where it currently stands prominent; it\u2019s also rising among so-called key populations across Eastern Europe and Latin America,” she stated.\n<\/p>\n

\n There will be a significant increase in cases of this illness. It will return, and we will witness fatalities similar to those seen during the \u201890s and early 2000s.\n<\/p>\n

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\n The head of UNAIDS urges the U.S. to reassess abrupt funding reductions.
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\n US President Donald Trump, along with his prominent supporter billionaire Elon Musk, has supervised substantial reductions in federal expenditures, particularly in the realm of US international assistance.\n<\/p>\n

\n The choice to reduce financial support for the battle against AIDS has
\n ignited demonstrations domestically
\n and
\n abroad
\n .\n<\/p>\n

\n Byanyima adopted an empathetic stance, simultaneously urging the White House to reassess its choice.\n<\/p>\n

\n “It makes sense for the U.S. to aim at decreasing its financial contribution gradually, however, abruptly halting essential aid is causing severe consequences,” she stated.\n<\/p>\n

\n We strongly advocate for a reassessment and swift reinstatement of essential services, particularly those critical for saving lives.\n<\/p>\n

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\n Edited by: Jenipher Camino Gonzalez
\n <\/i>\n<\/p>\n

\n Author: Alex Berry (compiled with AFP, Reuters)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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