The future of HIV medicine has been put at risk after the US Congress failed to renew PEPFAR.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks on PEPFAR at World AIDS Day event hosted by the Business Council for International Understanding in Washington, U.S. December 2, 2022.The future of HIV medicine for millions of people has been put at risk after the US Congress failed to renew theAdvocates say no PEPFAR money goes directly or indirectly to fund abortions, but critics say they’re concerned that the funding strengthens the groups that provide them.
Speaking at an event marking 20 years of PEPFAR in February this year, Bush made the following remarks: “I don’t understand why there’s any resistance to a programme like PEPFAR unless we’ve lost our compassion, and I don’t think we have. I think this country is a compassionate country that cares deeply about people who suffer.”
But if Congress doesn’t find a way to re-authorise it for the longer term – it won’t just be putting lives at risk – but also the US’s global reputation.In South Africa, leading AIDS scientists joined the clarion call urging members of the US Congress to support PEPFAR’s continuation. He said the US, which has already spent a 100-billion dollars on this global HIV/AIDS response, improved its image in the eyes of Africa.
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