The number of South African children receiving HIV treatment at sites supported by the United States government almost halved in the year to September 2025. New research found that the number of children receiving antiretroviral treatment at sites supported by the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, fell by 30,880. This represented a decline of 45%. South…
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SA’s PEPFAR Funding Faces US Withdrawal
The head of the FW de Klerk Foundation has urged US President Donald Trump to reconsider the reported withdrawal of HIV-related funding from South Africa. The debate around SA’s PEPFAR Funding has become increasingly important as it impacts countless lives in the country. Foundation chief executive Christo van Rheede made the appeal in a letter to Trump. He called on…