Honduras' HIV response is experiencing critical disruptions due to the U.S. funding pause for many HIV services. Approximately 100 healthcare workers had stopped providing lifesaving services following the initial U.S. stop-work-order last month, reducing access to essential HIV services like testing, prevention, and treatment for people living with HIV. These interruptions in access to HIV services create great individual – and public - health risks. While some affected healthcare workers were instructed that they could resume work on 24 February, it is not clear how many of them returned to work. It is estimated that approximately 20 000 people live with HIV in Honduras. The country’s HIV response relies on external financial support for prevention among key populations. The Global Fund, PEPFAR and USAID have been supporting the country’s efforts to end AIDS as a public health threat.
HIV Epidemic in Mozambique and US Government Contribution (PEPFAR)
Ethiopia has made significant progress in its HIV response in recent years and is on track to reach the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets with 90% of people living with HIV in the country being aware of their HIV status; 94% of those diagnosed with HIV receiving antiretroviral (ARV) therapy; and 96% of people on ARV therapy achieving viral suppression. But now, that progress is at risk. The recent pause in United States foreign assistance poses a direct threat to the lives and well-being of thousands of people living with HIV in Ethiopia and millions globally. Critical services are grinding to a halt, leaving people who rely on them facing an uncertain and dangerous future.
