A stop-work order for all foreign aid that President Donald Trump issued on the first day of his second term is having a devastating and far-reaching impact on public health in Uganda, journalists Steven Thrasher and Afeef Nessouli found. With support from the Fund, the pair documented the sudden and severe restrictions to condoms and lubricant in Uganda, where five percent of the population has HIV. As a result of the new U.S. policies, condoms now cost sex workers more than they earn, and people are denied treatment for sexually transmitted infections. Every nurse and educator that the reporters interviewed in clinics across Uganda reported seeing an uptick in HIV infections and deaths.
Grantees document toll of Trump cuts on HIV and STI infections in Uganda
