London/Johannesburg: US-funded health projects around the world, including those who have been provided with lifestyle, obtained ending notices from Washington on Thursday, as the administration of President Donald Trump completed a review to ensure that the grant has been aligned with its “USA first” policy to ensure that the grant has been aligned with the policy.
Trump ordered a 90-day stagnation on all foreign aid in January how the projects were in line with this foreign policy.
US State Secretary Marco Rubio has dismissed concerns that Washington is abolishing foreign aid, stating that life -saving was given exemption for assistance.
Only weeks later, the administration decided to abolish more than 90% of the programs globally, which were initially covered by Wavers, as well as comprehensive health programs as well as comprehensive health programs.
Many of the HIV/AIDS programs, the largest American-funded HIV/AIDS programs in South Africa, were told that according to three senior leaders in health organizations, their funding would not be resumed, while most of its contracts were canceled.
United Nations agency UNAIDS canceled its contract with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to deal with HIV and AIDS, which was shown by documents reviewed by Reuters.
Food in Cambodia, an HIV and TB organization, also received a termination notice, according to a source familiar with his work.
There was no immediate response to a request to comment from the US State Department.
Reuters were not immediately able to determine how many organizations were affected around the world, or what the criteria were actually for termination.
“Secretary of Secretary Rubio and (Usaid) (Usaid) Deputy Administrator (Peter) MarocCO has determined that your prize is not aligned with the priorities of the agency and made a determination that it is not in the national interest to continue the program,” the notice received by the organizations said, which was seen by the Reuters.
International AIDS Society President Beatries Grensytan, referring to the worldwide cuts, said: “American funding is eliminating the cut system. HIV treatment is collapsing. TB services are collapsing … on life line. “His organization is not directly affected.
Some programs cut in South Africa provided HIV/AIDS services to weak groups such as LGBT+ people and sex workers.
Others provided HIV testing and services to the general population, Francois Ventar, Executive Director of Ezinsha Research Center in Johannesburg, said, “which is not funded by USAID.
The number of people living with HIV in the largest number of HIVs in South Africa is around 8 million.
“The programs that received their ending papers this morning were one of the most effective, effective health distribution programs in the country,” Venter said, called it a “destructive blow” for South Africa’s HIV response.
