HIV/AIDS

Protesters outside the USAID headquarters in Washington, D.C., demand a reversal of Trump administration moves to eliminate foreign aid and the agency that oversees it. (Photo courtesy of Reuters)
A catastrophe made in the U.S.A. — the deadly foreign aid cutoff
Peter Marocco in 2019.. (Gabriel Aponte/Getty)
Here’s the Trump ally who’s destroying USAID
Woman in South Africa walks past a wall covered with ads supporting the fight against HIV/ AIDS. (Denis Farrell photo courtesy of AP / Cruxnow.com)
Fight against HIV in Africa put in jeopardy by suspension of U.S. funding
USAID used this photo of Pride celebrations in El Salvador to highlight the agency's Rights and Dignity project, which aimed to strengthen human rights and create "a more tolerant, just, and equitable El Salvador, where Salvadorans believe they can have a better life without migrating."
As Trump blocks funds for LGBTQ rights abroad, fear and confusion spread
Girls in Nairobi attend a Pepfar-sponsored program about AIDS. (Ben Curtis photo courtesy of AP / NPR)
UPDATE: Trump officials balk at cutting anti-AIDS drugs and endangering millions
Pepfar clients visit anti-AIDS clinic for treatment. (Photo courtesy of Pepfar)
Trump officials shut down Pepfar’s anti-AIDS operations, endangering millions
Winnie Byanyima, a Ugandan national and the global executive director of UNAIDS, is urging the United States to continue its support of Pepfar's fight against HIV / AIDS. (Photo courtesy of Eagle News)
U.N. pleads with Trump to save global anti-AIDS program; U.S. agency is silenced
U.S. President Donald Trump (Photo courtesy of Getty Images)
HIV and LGBTQ rights activists reeling from Trump’s barrage of executive orders
Staff of Alternatives-Cameroon now face homosexuality charges
Malawi LGBTQ communities struggle to access health care
HIV testing is supported by Pepfar
US boosts HIV funding for LGBTQ people in Uganda
UNAIDS Executive Director, Winnie Byanyima says that to protect LGBTQ+ people’s health, we must protect LGBTQ+ people’s rights. (Courtesy UNAIDS/Youtube)
UNAIDS chief Winnie Byanyima denounces anti-LGBTQ+ laws
Flag of Cameroon
LGBTQ health and rights advocacy group expands in Cameroon
Back to School Initiative seeks improved education for LGBTI Cameroonians
Sharon Lewin, president of the International AIDS Society (Max Mason-Hubers photo courtesy of IAS)
Upsurge of African anti-gay laws risks upsurge of AIDS
The first PrEPVacc volunteer participant receives an injection in Uganda in 2020. (Photo courtesy of PrEPVacc)
Hope for HIV vaccine falters as Africa-led project ends vaccine trial