As US Cuts HIV Help, South Africa Turns to Miners, Insurer (1)

Weeks after the administration of US President Donald Trump gutted the country’s aid programs, canceling billions of dollars of funding used to fight HIV in Africa, mining companies and South Africa’s biggest health insurer are offering to help fill the gap.

Miners have for years provided drugs and treatment to combat HIV and tuberculosis in their workforces. Now they are being asked to consider rolling out that service to the communities near the mines, which are often in remote parts of the country and were benefiting from nurses and clinics funded with American money.

The Department ...