China Pledges $3.5 Million for South Africa HIV Fight as US Cuts $400 Million Aid
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 16
China Pledges $3.5 Million for South Africa HIV Fight as US Cuts $400 Million Aid
2 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 16
Summary
$3.5 million in Chinese funding was pledged to South Africa to support HIV prevention, offering limited relief in the country with the world’s highest HIV burden.
The gap is far larger because US support had recently exceeded $400 million a year through Pepfar, which backed awareness campaigns, health centers and drug treatment.
About 8 million people in South Africa live with HIV, and that US-funded system had helped slow new infections and reduce AIDS deaths.
The Chinese pledge follows last year’s rollback of tens of billions of dollars in US foreign aid under Donald Trump, leaving poorer countries to seek replacement funding.