India, March 28 -- Foreign aid cuts by Western governments could lead to over 10 million additional HIV infections and nearly 3 million deaths by the end of the decade, according to a new study published in The Lancet HIV.
The research, conducted by a team from the Burnet Institute in Melbourne, Australia, and the World Health Organization's (WHO) Department of Global HIV, Hepatitis, and STIs Programs, highlighted the critical role international funding has played in reducing HIV transmission and deaths worldwide.
The study warned that five major donor countries-the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, and the Netherlands, are planning significant cuts to foreign aid between 2025 and 2026, reducing contributions by 8 percent to 70 percent. These ...