U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will allow access to HIV treatment for people in 55 countries worldwide funded by the U.S.

WASHINGTON — The State Department ordered a sweeping freeze Friday on new funding for almost all U.S. foreign assistance, making exceptions for emergency food programs and military aid to Israel and Egypt.

As a result of the new administration's actions, health centers funded by PEPFAR, the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief ... This development is the consequence of the Trump ...

Funding to the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief will halt Jan. 27, potentially interrupting the provision of antiviral medications for millions across the world, CBS News reported ...

The United States has told Zimbabwe to take responsibility for its people's health and urgently take over health programs it immensely contributed towards over the past years.

The federal government has expressed commitment to intensify domestic resource mobilisation strategies towards ownership and sustainability of the HIV response in the country with a view to reducing the risks of donor aid policy shifts.

Jim Risch said in a statement last week that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently revealed that funds for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR ...

But late last week, the State Department, led now by former Florida Senator Marco Rubio, issued a memo clarifying that the freeze includes current foreign assistance programs as well, including the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR. Also affected is USAID, which will hamper global efforts to combat tuberculosis (TB).

The United States has told Zimbabwe to take responsibility for its people's health and urgently take over health programs it immensely contributed towards over the past years.The U.S. government has since the country's independence provided over US$5 billion in humanitarian and development assistance to the Zimbabwean people,

For more than two decades, the United States Government has led in the global HIV response, saving more than 26 million lives. The country's unwavering commitment to addressing HIV stands as a global gold standard of leadership.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s order to pause nearly all foreign aid has halted funding to the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief ... consistency with United States foreign policy.”