Interrupted #HIV treatment may also lead to the emergence of resistant strains that can spread across the world.
One study estimated that if #PEPFAR were to end, as many as 600,000 lives would be lost over the next decade in #SouthAfrica alone. And that nation relies on PEPFAR for only 20% of its HIV budget. Some poorer countries are almost entirely dependent on the program.
#USpol #Trump #TheCrueltyIsThePoint #nationalism #ForeignPolicy #AIDS