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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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[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

Someone should tell Trump that white South Africans are at risk of catching AIDS without USAID funding.

[–] wombledomble@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The people who protest voted because of Gaza can add Haiti to their conscience, because this would not have happened under Harris.

[–] leftytighty@slrpnk.net -3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

good for you keeping this meme going, leftists are definitely to blame for current events

[–] wombledomble@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Ah yes, I've made a mistake. You have no conscience.

[–] TomMasz@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's a feature, not a defect. Besides, no one in the White House has any issue with this happening and never will.

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 week ago

Yes, this was exactly the goal.

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

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

[–] 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

[–] 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.