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Haiti running out of HIV medication due to USAID funding cuts (www.africanews.com)

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Hospitals and orphanages that care for HIV/AIDS patients in Haiti fear the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's move to slash more than 90% of USAID’s foreign aid contracts and $60 billion in overall aid worldwide.

More than 150,000 people in Haiti have HIV or AIDS, although the number is believed to be much higher.

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[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

what happens if they don't get their AIDS meds?

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago

unabated hiv infection, which can progress to aids. also the spreading of it in a community. Hiv also mutates extremely fast compared to other viruses.

[–] saboteur@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There's a long answer to this, but the short answer is death

[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

That's not good