As A Result Of The Closed USAID, 8 Countries Are Threatened With Running Out Of HIV Drug Stocks

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JAKARTA - The World Health Organization (WHO) says that there are eight countries that are threatened with running out of stock of drugs for HIV treatment. This is the result of the closure of the United States for International Development (USAID) of the United States (USAID) by President Donald Trump.

The eight countries that are threatened with running out of stock of HIV drugs are Haiti, Kenya, Lesotho, Sudan Seltan, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Nigeria. Drug stocks are expected to be empty in the next few months.

This is of course very worrying with the large number of HIV patients who need drugs to survive. In addition, this incident also made the progress of treatment and treatment of HIV during the last 20 years threatened.

"The objection to the HIV program could cancel the progress that has taken place over 20 years," said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, quoted by the BBC, on Thursday, March 20, 2025.

Not only that, Tedros also assessed that this incident could increase more than 10 million new cases of HIV and three deaths related to the disease. He also regretted the attitude of the United States government.

"The United States has a responsibility to ensure that if countries withdraw their direct funds, it is done in an orderly and humane manner that will allow them to find alternative funding sources," he explained.

Meanwhile, the closure of this USAID also had an impact on several sectors dealing with world disease, such as tuberculosis, polio, and malaria. The delay in funding from USAID also forced 80 percent of critical health care services supported by WHO in Afghanistan to close.