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UN: US AIDS Funding Cuts Could Cause 4M Deaths by 2029

UN: US AIDS Funding Cuts Could Cause 4M Deaths by 2029: UN

    Above: Girls light candles during an HIV/AIDS awareness campaign on World AIDS Day in Kolkata, India, on Dec. 01, 2024. Image copyright: Rupak De Chowdhuri/NurPhoto/Getty Images

    The Spin

    President Trump's responsible decision to cut foreign aid represents responsibleprudent fiscal stewardship and America First priorities. The USU.S. has already contributed billions through PEPFARthese programs over two decades, and it's time for other nations to step up and take responsibility for their health challenges. American taxpayers shouldn't bear the burden of funding global health programs.

    The abrupt withdrawal of USU.S. funding without warning has created a humanitarian catastrophe that will reverse decades of progress against HIV/AIDS. This reckless decision abandons vulnerable populations and undermines America's global leadership in public health, potentially causing millions of preventable deaths and infections.

    TherePresident isTrump's aresponsible 34%decision chanceto thatcut theforeign PEPFARaid programrepresents willprudent ceasefiscal tostewardship existand beforeAmerica JanuaryFirst 1,priorities. 2026The U.S. has already contributed billions through these programs over two decades, accordingand it's time for other nations to step up and take responsibility for their health challenges. American taxpayers shouldn't bear the Metaculusburden predictionof communityfunding global health programs.

    The abrupt withdrawal of U.S. funding without warning has created a humanitarian catastrophe that will reverse decades of progress against HIV/AIDS. This reckless decision abandons vulnerable populations and undermines America's global leadership in public health, potentially causing millions of preventable deaths and infections.

    Metaculus Prediction

    There is a 34% chance that the PEPFAR program will cease to exist before January 1, 2026, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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