Henry Cust @henrycust.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Everyone knew the 2025 US aid freeze would devastate HIV services in sub-Saharan Africa. Now the evidence is emerging New working paper, real service data from 4 NGOs in Uganda & Zimbabwe: prevention ↓60%, testing ↓50%, treatment ↓30%. #HIV #PEPFAR #USAID 122
Reposted by Henry CustCenter for Global Development @cgdev.org · 03/09/2025Project Resource Optimization—an independent initiative hosted at CGD—is mobilizing private funding for life-saving needs. The team reflects on lessons learned & challenges ahead in the first post of a new series: bit.ly/45XF0Cbbit.lyThe High Cost of Pausing Life-Saving AidWhen the US froze foreign assistance in early 2025, it halted scores of USAID-supported programs that were saving lives. Project Resource Optimization (PRO) has helped mobilize nearly $46 million to r... 042