European press, public-health angle
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Euronews / UNAIDS · Europe · US ends PEPFAR funding to South Africa, exposing 8 million HIV patients to a $400M gap
Euronews covers the UNAIDS executive director Winnie Byanyima's warning that the cuts could cost lives in South Africa, which carries the world's largest HIV-positive population at more than 8 million people. Notes the programme supported prevention, testing, community outreach, and services for high-risk groups.
“UNAIDS warns Trump's HIV funding cuts to South Africa could cost lives, with the country home to over 8 million people living with HIV.”