The Trump administration has made significant cuts to federal offices and funding aimed at ending HIV and AIDS in the U.S. Recently, the US Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy experienced layoffs and the NIH canceled over 230 key research grants. Experts warn that these changes could lead to a resurgence of HIV, with professionals expressing confusion over the administration's contradictory approach to HIV eradication—originally aimed for 2030. While HHS claims restructuring is for efficiency, these cuts are considered devastating to ongoing research and public health initiatives.
The administration of US President Donald Trump has hollowed out one of the federal offices aimed at ending the nation's HIV epidemic.
In addition, the US National Institutes for Health (NIH) has cancelled more than 230 research grants funding HIV and AIDS research in the past few weeks.
Julia Marcus says, 'The likely outcome is going to be a resurgence of HIV' due to cuts in research and services.
The HHS stated that work on HIV and AIDS 'is being consolidated and streamlined' rather than closing the infectious-disease office.
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