Trump administration suspension of global HIV treatment program sparks chaos and fear of lost lives Pause on PEPFAR funding creates immediate and far-reaching health risks, experts say

https://www.statnews.com/2025/01/28/hiv-aids-pepfar-funding-trump-administration-freeze/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9-zocTBMrWCbelfBwV9WY2OXAooEboqghjUBb4gdfaHt3OdH_u8XYh2RQywHfGICUsmEEiX3bG_cavL6D7Q5jqimwnvg&_hsmi=344625380&utm_content=344625380&utm_source=hs_email STAT’s Drew Joseph reported early yesterday that the Trump administration’s move to pause foreign aid has thrown PEPFAR — a program that helps provide HIV treatment to some 20 million people around the world — into disarray, with far-reaching consequences for patients. Later yesterday, the State Department issued a waiver to permit at least some funding, though questions about how exactly it applied to PEPFAR remained.