Global funding cuts devastating HIV prevention programmes says UNAIDS

Ahead of World Aids Day on 1 December, the United Nations body fighting the HIV virus issued a dire warning on Tuesday.

UNAIDS said millions of people globally have lost access to treatment and preventive care due to financial shortfalls.

It said the global response to the disease “entered crisis mode” after the world’s largest donor, the United States, halted funding when President Donald Trump took office in January.

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