Cuts to US Aid Imperil World’s Largest HIV Treatment Program

For more than two decades, the US was the leader in global efforts to treat and prevent HIV infections. Washington funded lifesaving antiretroviral therapy for more than half of the estimated 40 million people living with HIV around the world, along with community counseling and technical assistance largely through the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (Pepfar), which since its inception in 2003 has distributed more than $120 billion in funds.

Programs in 50-plus countries are losing that vital American support as President Donald Trump’s administration reviews and rolls back foreign aid. Among the ...