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Republicans in the US Senate have said they will spare the US-backed HIV/Aids programme Pepfar from cuts, amid a larger effort to reduce government spending. Senators said they would end a plan to cut $400m (£300m) from the President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief programme, leaving total proposed cuts at $9bn.
Republicans plan to strip $400 million in global AIDS program cuts from President Donald Trump's rescission package, as Sen. John Thune plows forward before funding holds expire.
Republican lawmakers are considering clawing back $9 billion in federal funds, codifying a slice of cuts proposed by DOGE.
The procedural vote came after Republicans agreed to restore money for treatments in Africa.
The administration made a deal with Senate Republicans to remove $400 million in proposed cuts to the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
Zackie Achmat, once at the center of South Africa’s push for lifesaving H.I.V. treatment, has come out of retirement as U.S. funding cuts and his own government’s inertia revive old fears.
U2 rock star Bono has been a prominent activist in the global fight against HIV/AIDS, including working with the George W. Bush administration supporting programs like President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
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Global AIDS Funding Saved Despite Vought Abortion SmearPEPFAR, a program started by George W. Bush, was set to lose $400 million after the OMB director falsely claimed it funds Russian abortions.
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