THE STAR INFOGRAPHICS
In a report on February 26, 2025, UNAIDS said at least 55 countries around the world had reported funding cuts to HIV programmes, including several in African countries.
That included halts to 55 HIV projects supported by the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) or that received part US funding.
African countries bear the biggest burden of the HIV epidemic, with an estimated 25 million living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa, out of the total 38 million people living with HIV worldwide.
Ukraine is number 11 on the list, with 29% of its resources coming from direct US funding and 77% from donor contributions.
African nations such as Burkina Faso, Burundi, Zimbabwe, Togo, Nepal, Côte d'Ivoire, and Benin receive 100% of their HIV medicine resources from donor funding.
