Health
Africa CDC to Push Local Health Funding Plans as HIV Relief at Risk
- US funding has been key in Africa, saving millions of lives
- More support from China, Japan, Korea could also help fill gap
A nurse takes a blood sample in a mobile clinic set up to test students for HIV in Kwazulu Natal, South Africa, in 2011.
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African countries need to quickly find ways to raise local health funding as programs including the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief may be reduced, the continent’s chief health advisory body said.
The call comes after President Donald Trump decided to exit the World Health Organization, a move that threatens to undermine global health security.