The transition to the UN institution, which is dedicated to the termination of the disease, is a response to the immediate 90 -day suspension for all foreign support submitted to President Trump’s administrative order, including an emergency plan for AIDS relief for AIDS relief. I lost.
PEPFAR is the world’s best HIV initiative that directly supports more than 20 million people living in HIV and represents two -thirds of everyone who receives HIV treatment worldwide.
Exemptions are approved for continuous or resumption of “Humanitarian Support for Life” applied to medical and medical services to save life.Including HIV processing and supplies needed to provide such aid.
‘Important role’
Winnie, executive director of Winnie byanyima, said, “UNAIDS welcomes the US government to allow millions of people who have HIVs to continue to receive life -saving HIV drugs while evaluating US foreign development support.
“This urgent decision recognizes the important role of PEPFAR in AIDS responses and restores hope to those who live in HIV.. ”
It was one of the first major diplomatic policy decisions of the new administration.
UNAIDS maintains other major components of efforts to provide services for HIV prevention, treatment and orphans and services for supporting and vulnerable children. I will continue to try. .
Immediate impact
Previously, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) expressed deep concern about the suspension of funding for the HIV program of low -income and intermediate income countries.
This program provides access to HIV therapy that saves life for more than 30 million people around the world. The world’s 39.9 million people lived with HIV by the end of 2023.
“Such measures have been raised for a long time with new infections and deaths, which can be reversed for decades of progress and potentially returned to the 1980s and 1990s, when millions of people died of HIV, including many people in the United States.”A person published in a statement issued before the Secretary of State’s emergency exemption was published.
More than 26 million people have saved life
PEPFAR has been the main initiative of Global HIV response since its founding 20 years ago.
Pausing funds for PEPFAR has a direct impact on millions of life that depends on predictable supply of safe and effective anti -retro virus treatment.
PEPFAR works in more than 50 countries around the world Over the last 20 years, more than 26 million people have saved.. Currently, PEPFAR provides HIV treatment to more than 20 million people living in HIV, including 566,000 children under 15 years of age.
Independence
Someone includes PEPFAR and partner (WHO) for the last year There are many national ownership and work on sustainability plans with the state to reduce donor support 2030 or more. ”
If you stop suddenly for a long time in the program, it will interfere with managed transitions and risk millions of lives.
The agency said it will do its best to support the national government as well as PEPFAR and other partners in effectively managing the change process to minimize the impact on people living in HIV.
