NPR story
The forecasts warning of a major collapse in HIV/AIDS treatment efforts, after foreign aid cuts threw programs into turmoil, appear to have been averted — at least for now. Preliminary figures from the US government suggest global HIV treatment levels are at roughly the same level as before the disruptions. With the US supporting more than 20 million people on HIV treatment, the number dipped by only 100,000 people between the end of the 2024 reporting period and a year later.
HIV specialists interviewed for this story pointed to the selflessness of community health workers and other frontline medical professionals as a key reason that treatment levels have not dropped off as much as some anticipated. Individuals and communities just saying: ‘It doesn’t matter if we don’t get paid, we need to reach out to these people and make sure that they’re getting their medications.’
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Source : NPR
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