Reuters: HIV Services Funded By USAID Collapse

Reuters reports:

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has dismissed concerns that Washington is ending foreign aid, saying waivers had been provided to life-saving aid.

Only weeks later, the administration decided to terminate more than 90% of the programs globally, according to a February 25 court document, including many that were initially covered by waivers such as work tackling HIV as well as wider health programs.

Several of the largest U.S.-funded HIV/AIDS programmes in South Africa were told that their funding would not resume, while a global non-profit that works on malaria and maternal and newborn health had the majority of its contracts cancelled.

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Services collapsing globally as USAID cuts health contracts to worldwide partners

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