Trump's 'stop-work' order for PEPFAR cuts off anti-HIV drugs for patients
As a result of the new administration's actions, health centers funded by PEPFAR, the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, are closing their doors and no longer dispersing medication.
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![A clinic in Johannesburg, South Africa, disperses anti-HIV medications. Its work has been supported by the U.S. PEPFAR program. The Trump administration has now put PEPFAR funding — and activities — on hold.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3396x2264+0+0/resize/3396x2264!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0b%2F6e%2F203c69a345c888d90e02906adc45%2Fgettyimages-138000141.jpg)
As a result of the new administration's actions, health centers funded by PEPFAR, the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, are closing their doors and no longer dispersing medication.
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