Previously, the organization’s guiding ambition was to end #HIV as a #PublicHealth threat by 2030. But the #Trump admin has targeted #PEPFAR for sharp reductions, part of a broad move to cut #ForeignAid, which federal ofcls believe is wasteful & a misuse of taxpayers’ money.

The abrupt termination of congressionally approved funding for the nonprofit organizations that partnered w/PEPFAR has already hobbled the program & crippled the global HIV response.

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Created during the George W. Bush admin, the #HIV treatment & prevention program has long enjoyed broad bipartisan support. It is often cited as the single most effective #PublicHealth campaign ever, saving an estimated 26 million lives in #LowIncome countries over 22 years.

The draft plan for shutting it down in coming years underscores ongoing tension between #Congress, which has repeatedly indicated support for #PEPFAR, & #Trump admin ofcls who wish to sharply curtail or end it.

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The proposed plan has been under review for weeks, & word of it already has reached PEPFAR’s partners & govts in other countries. The draft obtained by NYT contains comments & edits from many senior staff members at the program.

#PEPFAR was crippled during the chaotic first few months of the #Trump admin, as #ElonMusk’s *cost-cutting* initiative, the #DOGE, slashed existing contracts, funding arrangements & govt structures.

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