“We are seeing a total collapse in community-based and prevention programming, especially for key populations who are now entirely left behind.”
Cuts in international aid funding threaten to reverse decades of hard-earned progress in Zimbabwe, where an estimated 1.3 million people are living with HIV.
The country has made significant achievements, including reaching the UNAIDS 95-95-95 fast-track targets among the adult population, meaning 95 percent of people living with HIV know their status, 95 percent of those diagnosed are on treatment, and 95 percent of those on treatment have achieved viral suppression.
Today, that progress is under threat, and warning signs are emerging. Media reports show that from January to June 2025, Zimbabwe recorded 5,932 AIDS-related deaths, up from 5,712 during the same period in 2024.
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams in Zimbabwe interviewed volunteers from different organizations who have witnessed first-hand the impact of the funding cuts.
Read the full story here.
Source : Médecins Sans Frontières
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