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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: UNAIDS Warns HIV Could Resurge As Global Funding Falls
Caption: UNAIDS Warns HIV Could Resurge As Global Funding Falls. The United Nations has warned the world risks a resurgence of the HIV epidemic after global funding fell 18% in 2025 to its lowest level in nearly two decades. UNAIDS said the funding decline threatens decades of progress that reduced new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths to their lowest levels in more than 30 years. The agency said cuts followed major reductions in U.S. international HIV funding after President Donald Trump's return to the White House. While life-saving HIV programmes resumed, UNAIDS said many prevention initiatives remained significantly reduced. The report warned the global goal of ending AIDS by 2030 is off track, with around 1.2 million people newly infected with HIV last year. Increased domestic spending helped offset some of the funding gap, although total global HIV resources still declined overall. Sub-Saharan Africa saw some of the steepest cuts to prevention programmes, including major reductions in access to HIV prevention medication. UNAIDS urged renewed international commitment, warning further funding disruptions could undermine HIV prevention, testing and treatment services worldwide. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: Health & Wellbeing,UNAIDS,HIV,AIDS,United Nations,Donald Trump,global health,funding,sub-Saharan Africa,PrEP,healthcare
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