Maseru, Lesotho, Feb 18, 2025 (AFP) - Lesotho HIV programmes face collapse after US cuts: NGOs

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2025-02-18
Life-saving HIV programmes in Lesotho are at risk of collapse following the loss of US foreign aid, more than 30 NGOs warned at a press conference in the capital Maseru on Tuesday. The "sudden halt or pause in funding" announced by US President Donald Trump at the end of January has already "negatively affected" HIV and tuberculosis (TB) services, a statement issued at the press conference said. Lesotho, a small mountainous kingdom surrounded by......
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