HIV soars after a deadly war in Ethiopia’s Tigray. Trump’s aid cuts aren’t helping. By FRED HARTER The Associated Press,Updated March 26, 2025, 1:14 a.m.

Supported by USAID, the Ethiopian clinic provides lifesaving medicine for HIV-positive kids and teens to suppress the virus. First came the 90-day freeze — and now an immediate termination of ...

Winnie Byanyima, the executive director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS, has told Bloomberg that US cuts to foreign aid have left the global fight against HIV in crisis.

The start of the new administration offers a unique opportunity for a long-overdue reset of American policy. Ethiopia’s deeply entrenched crisis offers a test case on pathways to a solution.

Tigray was once considered a model in the fight against HIV. Years of awareness-raising efforts had brought the region’s HIV prevalence rate to 1.4%, one of the lowest in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia's Tigray region was once considered a model in the country's fight against HIV. Years of awareness-raising efforts brought the region's HIV prevalence rate to 1.4%. Then war began in 2020.

Ethiopia's Tigray region was once considered a model in the country's fight against HIV. Years of awareness-raising efforts brought the region's HIV prevalence rate to 1.4%. Then war began in 2020.

Ethiopia's Tigray region was once considered a model in the country's fight against HIV. Years of awareness-raising efforts brought the region's HIV prevalence rate to 1.4%. Then war began in 2020.