US Aid Freeze Leaves South Africa $405 Million Shy for HIV Work
- Rising risk diseases will spread without a strong HIV program
- Curtailing surveillance may also harm the global community
A nurse talks to a patient who is HIV-positive at a mobile clinic in Ngodwana, South Africa.
Photographer: Bram Janssen/AP Photo
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South Africa is going to need to find 7.5 billion rand ($405 million) to ensure the nation’s longstanding HIV programs don’t grind to a halt after President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend US foreign aid and funding to Pretoria because of its new land-expropriation law.
In addition to 4.6 billion rand needed for staffing, the authorities will also require 2.9 billion rand to cover operational costs, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi told lawmakers in Cape Town on Wednesday.