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Funding cuts could reverse 25 years of progress 2/4
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NAIROBI - Health professionals, experts and activists have expressed concern over funding cuts to chronic medication for HIV/AIDS treatment.
They say the decision could undo over 25 years of progress in the fight against the epidemic. And this could result thousands of deaths and an escalation in new infections.
WATCH | SA-US relations | Government to analyse HIV/AIDS organisations
While South Africa funds around 80% of the HIV/AIDS treatments, the termination of USAID could have catastrophic consequences.
Professor Linda Gail Bekker, CEO of the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation said," What I do know Africa is going have to step up".