Chinyere Okoroafor

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HIV funding cuts, African-led science,  breakthrough prevention tools dominate IAS 2025 conversations

The 13th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2025), held Kigali, Rwanda, closed with a strong call for sustained global solidarity, local innovation, and urgent policy shifts to safeguard hard-won gains in the global HIV response.  Amid unprecedented scientific progress, the conference was also underscored by a deepening funding crisis threatening to reverse…

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HIV fight at risk as PEPFAR funding faces uncertainty

The International AIDS Society (IAS) has commended a bipartisan move by the United States Senate to shield the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) from a proposed $400 million budget cut contained in President Donald Trump’s rescission package. The decision, announced on Wednesday during the ongoing HIV Research for Prevention (HIVR4P) conference in Kigali,…

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