Africa: U.S. Defends New HIV Funding Model As Activists Challenge PEPFAR Reforms

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Funding cuts and service disruptions under PEPFAR reforms risk violating health rights and exacerbating inequalities. | The U.S. PEPFAR reforms present a tension between long-term sustainability goals and immediate humanitarian risks. While the shift toward country-led programmes could strengthen health systems (SDG 3, 17), the reported funding cuts and service disruptions pose severe threats to vulnerable populations, violating core rights to health and non-discrimination. The negative impacts