Botswana’s HIV programmes are back under pressure following the sudden withdrawal of US funding and the country’s economic downturn leaving critical prevention and community services at risk. This is according a recent report in The Lancet journal.
It notes that Washington’s cuts to HIV funding through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) have coincided with a local fiscal crunch, leaving the Government struggling to maintain even core HIV treatment services. The report also indicates that the termination of US-supported programmes has introduced significant gaps in outreach, testing, and prevention efforts, areas where Botswana’s public health system has traditionally struggled.
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