Trump stops HIV funding for Nigeria, other developing countries, gives reason
The president of the United States of America, Donald Trump has halted the HIV funding and treatment that supports Nigeria and other developing countries.
The US State Department stopped the funding given to Nigeria and other developing countries from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) for at least 90 days.
The only funding excepted from these new changes is the emergency humanitarian assistance and military financing for Israel and Egypt.
Speaking on the ban, the State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce, said: “The United States is no longer going to blindly dole out money with no return for the American people.
 The development has sent shock waves through the global health community.
The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) was first introduced by former President, President George W. Bush in 2003 to prevent HIV/AIDS, save lives, and curb the spread of the virus.
PEPFAR has an annual budget of $6.5 billion which helps to deliver HIV/AIDS treatment to more than 20.6 million people.
However, this policy’s funding has been halted after President Trump’s executive order on foreign aid on the 20th of January, 2025.
