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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP)

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The Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) is a diverse coalition of over 70 organizations committed to expanding and improving U.S. global HIV/AIDS programming.

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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
134 Members of Congress are urging the Administration to release $7.5B in unspent global health funding before it expires Sept 30—including $3B+ that supports PEPFAR. Last year's cuts meant 2M fewer patients treated. Read the letter: bit.ly/4qXQYot
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
ICYMI: NIH Lifts Ban on Research in South Africa ➡️ healthpolicy-watch.news/nih-lifts-ba...
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NIH Lifts Ban On Research In South Africa - Health Policy Watch
The United States (US) National Institutes of Health (NIH) has lifted its ban on funding research projects in South Africa, according to a report by the
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Treatment alone won't end HIV. Prevention stops it before it spreads. The prevention pipeline has never been stronger, but the termination of prevention programs threatens to undo hard-won gains. See @avac.org's People's Research Agenda for more: avac.org/peoples-rese...
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People’s Research Agenda
HIV prevention research and development (R&D) must remain a top priority in the HIV response, even as the global context for HIV funding, policies, and programs changes. Since the People’s Research Ag...
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Learn more in a recent article from Devex ➡️ ow.ly/5Ru950XQ5Jk
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UNAIDS board launches new process for transition amid sunset calls
The working group will issue an interim report in June 2026, with final recommendations due by late October — a compromise between calls for a June decision and concerns about moving too quickly.
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
ICYMI: On #WorldAIDSDay, AVAC's Mitchell Warren joined CAPRISA’s Slim Abdool Karim on South Africa's eNCA evening newscast to discuss the need to bolster #HIVPrevention and treatment. Watch here: ow.ly/40ui50XFR0a
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World AIDS Day marks global reflection
The government faces decisions on how to maintain progress in the national HIV, AIDS, and TB response.
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
HIV prevention services are being defunded, even as serious inequities persist in the fight to #EndTheEpidemic: ➡️ 12% of all AIDS-related deaths in 2024 were among children, though they account for only 3% of all people living with HIV
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
We're closer than ever to ending HIV/AIDS. 87% of people living with HIV know their status, and 89% are on treatment. But after 1.3 million new infections in 2024, there’s much work to be done. We can finish this fight, but it means we must #FundWhatWorks #HIVPrevention #WAD2025
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
World AIDS Day exists for a reason. Read our statement regarding the Trump Administration's silence on #WAD2025 ➡️ ow.ly/poPP50XActw
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Statement on Trump Administration’s Silence on World AIDS Day - Global AIDS Policy Partnership
World AIDS Day exists for a reason. It is not only a day of remembrance, but also one of accountability. It is an annual reminder that progress is fragile and that silence has always been deadly in th...
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
UNAIDS has released its 2025 World AIDS Day report, titled "Overcoming disruption, transforming the AIDS response." Download it here ➡️ ow.ly/6qPt50Xy9z9 #WAD2025
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Throughout @pelosi.house.gov's decades-long tenure in Congress, she has remained a steadfast advocate for U.S. leadership against #HIV/#AIDS. Following the announcement of her intent to retire, the NYT shared this look back at Pelosi's early involvement and personal losses: ow.ly/ZFk750XqczJ
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
More from Matthew's Kavanagh on the U.N. Global Council on Inequality, AIDS and Pandemics' new report in a recent interview with Politico: ow.ly/SMLX50Xo4za
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
On November 12, the O'Neill Institute at Georgetown Law will host "Innovative HIV Prevention and Treatment," an in-depth discussion on Lenacapavir. Register here: ow.ly/Xgpy50XiW3O @oneillinstitute.bsky.social #LEN #HIV
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Innovative HIV Prevention and Treatment Keynote and Panel Discussion
Can a Twice-Yearly PrEP Injection Curb the HIV Pandemic? Join us for an in-depth discussion on Lenacapavir, a groundbreaking long-acting injectable PrEP formulation administered just twice a year. Thi...
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
"Of all the moments for science to slow down, this is not it": An HIV vaccine academy showcases the scientific talent of African researchers but is tempered by funding worries. Read more from IAVI: ow.ly/Npm950XiHIa
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‘Of all the moments for science to slow down, this is not it.’
After USAID funding cuts, African institutions are finding ways to maintain HIV vaccine and prevention research in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
"The tiny African nation of Lesotho had victories in its HIV fight. Then, the US aid cuts came." Read the article from @apnews.com ➡️ ow.ly/B2kq50Xgr0Y #HIV #AIDS #PEPFAR #USAID
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In Lesotho, US aid cuts leave people living with HIV in limbo
Lesotho, once with the world’s second-highest HIV rate, faces a health crisis as U.S. aid cuts dismantle vital HIV treatment programs, leaving patients without care.
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
From the Gates Foundation: "The Global Fund has helped save an estimated 70 million lives since 2002. Learn why continued investment is critical to maintaining progress in global health." ➡️ ow.ly/bvuK50XaKvh
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The Global Fund works—these stories remind us why it’s essential
The Global Fund has saved 70M lives by driving down HIV, TB, and malaria. See why continued investment is critical.
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Incredible innovations are radically transforming how we protect individuals and communities from HIV. But they only work if they’re accessible to those who need them. www.globalaidspolicy.org/preventionsaveslives #HIVPrevention #EndAIDS
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
In "Analyzing USAID Program Disruptions: Implications for PEPFAR Programming and Beneficiaries," Ramona Godbole provides a thorough analysis of the likely status of #PEPFAR awards the widespread implications of the disruptions in program delivery. Read it here: ow.ly/VlZN50X0xM6 @cgdev.org
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The Global Status of PEPFAR Delivery
The PEPFAR program is still emerging from recent aid cuts and award terminations, but we do know a significant number of PEPFAR awards have been cancelled. In a new note, Ramona Godbole, formerly of U...
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
The Global Fund partnership is fighting the deadliest infectious diseases in the most crisis-affected parts of the world. Together, we have saved 70 million lives. But there is still more work to do. HIV, TB and malaria have threatened humanity for too long.
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
“Botswana shows you know what can happen when a country decides that no child should be born with HIV, and they actually mean it.” - Doris Macharia, president of @egpaf.bsky.social Since the 1990s, Botswana has lowered its rate of childhood HIV infection by over 98%: ow.ly/fIfQ50WY2lE
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Botswana’s incredible HIV success story, explained in one chart
Here’s how this African country is winning the fight against childhood HIV.
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
The global HIV response is at a crisis point—we cannot afford to step down. Countries must sustain HIV services and increase national HIV budgets. Donor countries must support a smooth transition from aid dependency to sustainable independence.
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Lawmakers allocated $6 billion this fiscal year for PEPFAR, the H.I.V. prevention and treatment program, but the administration has indicated it will release less than half of that: ow.ly/cqTb50WKsMS
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
26.9 million lives have been saved thanks to HIV treatment since the start of the epidemic. We have the tools and know what works. Now, countries must stay committed and global support must continue—to keep saving lives. Read the #GlobalAIDSUpdate2025 from @unaids.org ➡️ ow.ly/XKxn50WJKxq
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Following last week's decision by a D.C. appeals court panel, the organizations affected are concerned that the separation of powers is at stake. Learn more: ow.ly/qkTc50WHQKg @avac.org #ForeignAid
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Millions are alive today because of #PEPFAR. It hasn't just made history — it's created hope. Read "PEPFAR Has Saved Tens of Millions of Lives. Why Is It at Risk?" from @cfr.org ➡️ ow.ly/AM8M50WFAwX
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Don't miss "PrEP Implementation: What’s worked and what are we learning" with @avac.org and South to South Learning Network next Thursday. Get the details and register: ow.ly/5E0Y50WAUOT #HIV #PrEP #EndAIDS
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PrEP Implementation — What's worked and what are we learning
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has emerged as a critical tool in the global HIV prevention response. Despite its proven efficacy, global uptake of oral PrEP has been slower than anticipated, falling ...
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
From @aidsmap.bsky.social: US funding cuts cause immediate drops in numbers testing and on HIV treatment ➡️ ow.ly/WmkP50WxowQ
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US funding cuts cause immediate drops in numbers testing and on HIV treatment
Cuts in US funding for HIV programmes have already led to declines in testing and treatment starts in several countries, research presented last week at the 13th International AIDS Society Confer...
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
The George W. Bush Institute published a thorough summary of what last week's passage of the administration's rescissions package means for #PEPFAR: ow.ly/twZm50WvyOY
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What the rescissions package passed by Congress means for PEPFAR | George W. Bush Presidential Center
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
ICYMI: Hear from @avac.org's Mitchell Warren on the promise of lenacapavir and why its rollout has come at such a difficult moment with the absence of USAID and additional challenges for #PEPFAR ➡️ ow.ly/N83j50WthnV @pbsnews.org #HIV #EndAIDS
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How a new twice-yearly drug is prompting hopes of curbing HIV cases
The FDA has approved a breakthrough preventative treatment for HIV that could change the course of the AIDS epidemic. But deep cuts to health initiatives could hinder the rollout. Lenacapavir not only...
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
📣 Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U)! People living with #HIV who are undetectable CANNOT transmit HIV to sexual partners. Share this message to fight stigma and empower communities! #UequalsU #ZeroHIVStigmaDay #HIVStigmaWarriors
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Though we are pleased to see PEPFAR removed from the rescissions package, its passage sets a dangerous precedent, signaling that future administrations could unilaterally disregard Congressionally approved funding. Read our full statement: ow.ly/VpUL50WrSLE #HIVFunding #PEPFAR #Rescissions
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Cutting $900 million from global health programs—including $400 mil from #PEPFAR— undermines US leadership in international health & security efforts, puts lives at risk, and damages America’s standing, influence, & security interests. Congress must reject the administration's #rescissions package.
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Just in: Global Fund Secures Access to Breakthrough HIV Prevention Drug Lenacapavir for Low- and Middle-Income Countries ➡️ ow.ly/LKmB50WnmAn
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Global Fund Secures Access to Breakthrough HIV Prevention Drug Lenacapavir for Low- and Middle-Income Countries
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) today announced it has signed an access agreement with Gilead Sciences to procure lenacapavir, a long-acting injectable for HI...
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
A new study assessing the reductions in funding for #USAID programs, including #PEPFAR, projected that the cuts "could result in an additional 15.2 million AIDS-related deaths, 2.2 million tuberculosis deaths, and 7.9 million child deaths" between 2025 and 2040 ➡️ ow.ly/iqaP50WjVhl
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Evaluating the impact of two decades of USAID interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and forecasting analysis
USAID funding has significantly contributed to the reduction in adult and child mortality across low-income and middle-income countries over the past two decades. Our estimates show that, unless the a...
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Thank you, Senator McConnell, for your leadership at last week's Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on the rescissions package. #PEPFAR saves lives and strengthens America's soft power; it requires protection, not cuts.
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
“We cannot cede ground gained against HIV and other global health threats out of fear or paralysis in the face of these reckless actions. It is imperative to hold this administration responsible.” - @avac.org Ex. Dir. Mitch Warren Update on AVAC v US Dept of State: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iieI...
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Update! AVAC v US Dept of State
YouTube video by HIVPxResearch
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
The FDA has approved injectable #LEN for the prevention of #HIV, but as @avac.org Executive Director Mitchell Warren shares, "Scientific progress only matters if innovation actually reaches people." Read AVAC's full statement ➡️ ow.ly/QnuT50WcX3I
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
GAPP continues to urge the Senate to reject the Trump Administration’s rescissions package, which would codify the president’s devastating cuts to #ForeignAid. The longer aid remains frozen, the more difficult it will be to restart programs and get lifesaving aid to the people who count on it.
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The Future of U.S. Foreign Aid Is Looking Troubled
The Trump administration says it’s preserving some foreign aid. But unless Congress acts, advocates say humanitarian aid will never be the same.
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
PEPFAR has supported 13 million+ orphans & vulnerable children (OVC) through HIV testing, caregiver support, & services that reduce their risk of abuse. These protections are now at risk: ow.ly/VQGr50W6UWp Join us in urging Congress to preserve #PEPFAR & make the 10% OVC set-aside permanent.
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
On Friday, House Dem. Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) called it "inhumane to abandon the PEPFAR effort," and highlighted the program's history of bipartisan support: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WorR... Thank you @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social for speaking out in support of this lifesaving program!
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‘It’s Inhumane To Abandon The PEPFAR Effort’: Jeffries Slams Looming Cuts To Global AIDS Relief
YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
GAPP strongly opposes the Trump Administration’s proposal to rescind $900 million in already-appropriated Fiscal Year 2025 funds for Global Health Programs. Read our full statement here: ow.ly/AGYk50W4RWF #PEPFAR #Rescissions #GlobalHealth
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Over the past 20 years, PEPFAR has connected over 7.1 million orphans, vulnerable children & their caregivers w/ critical care & support services. The Administration's FY26 Budget Proposal & rescissions package put these services at risk. We must #ProtectPEPFAR. globalaidspolicy.org/protectpepfar/
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
"The Trump administration is making sweeping cuts to global health funding in both its rescission package and its fiscal year 2026 budget request. This includes zeroing out funding for Gavi, and cuts to U.S. global AIDS initiative PEPFAR and the President’s Malaria Initiative." ow.ly/NVrc50W49gZ
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Trump budget request and rescission plan slashes global health funding
This includes zeroing out funding for Gavi and cuts to PEPFAR and the President’s Malaria Initiative. It also slashes support for family planning, reproductive health, neglected tropical diseases, and...
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
As Sec. of State Rubio (then a senator) once said of #PEPFAR, “The dividends it pays from a human element are extraordinary, and you need to look no further than Africa, where millions of people are alive because the United States pays for their antiviral medication.” ow.ly/6Amb50W30Y0 @avac.org
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
"PEPFAR has... prevented nearly 8 million babies from developing HIV/AIDS. Many of those babies are now young adults themselves, contributing to some of the fastest growing economies, supporting democratic institutions, and creating a more peaceful, secure world." ow.ly/oT4n50W0a6w
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Celebrating 22 years of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief | George W. Bush Presidential Center
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
"Boston University’s School of Public Health estimates that today, more than 91,200 people have died as a result of the Trump administration’s cuts to global health assistance alone. Those deaths are occurring at a rate of 103 an hour, the analysis found." ➡️ ow.ly/gs4y50VZe8q
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Rubio: 'No children are dying on my watch'
The Secretary of State Marco Rubio repeatedly told lawmakers that "no one had died" as a result of the Trump administration's sweeping cuts to USAID, stating reported deaths in Myanmar and South Sudan...
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
As Harvard's Dr. Luke Messac writes, "Even a brief interruption in treatment can render A.R.T. ineffective against a newly resistant virus." Read his full article, "The end of bipartisan support for global AIDS treatment: 20 years of progress is on the line," here ➡️ bit.ly/43hsdYJ #PEPFAR #HIV
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Amid funding disruptions, leaders from 11 African Countries have released policy recommendations to advance the HIV response—backed by an additional 60 experts from around the world. Learn more: oneill.law.georgetown.edu/press/leader...
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
The 2.5 million new PrEP users documented by PEPFAR in 2024 could now lose access to PEPFAR- supported PrEP services, despite the limited and inconsistently implemented waiver from the US Department of State. Learn more in AVAC's latest PxWire ➡️ avac.org/resource/rep... @hivpxresearch.bsky.social
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
If enacted, the FY26 Presidential Budget request that was released on Friday would cause incredible damage and erase decades of progress. Learn more in our latest newsletter: ow.ly/S3xO50VO6C7 #PEPFAR #BudgetRequest #GlobalHealth
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Global AIDS Policy Partnership (GAPP) @gappdc.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
ICYMI: WHO warns Trump cuts put millions of HIV patients at risk ➡️ www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
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WHO warns Trump cuts put millions of HIV patients at risk
Exclusive: World Health Organisation says shortage of most commonly used Aids drug caused by withdrawal of US foreign aid will sabotage effectiveness of treatment for millions in a ‘recipe for disaste...
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