Devastating donor funding cuts to the HIV response have hit prevention services the hardest. If this continues, it could lead to an additional 3.9 million new infections over the next five years, even if treatment coverage is maintained, UNAIDS warned in a new report for World AIDS Day 2025.
In Burundi, the number of people receiving preexposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, declined by 64% from December 2024 to August 2025. In Nigeria, the number of male condoms distributed fell by 55% between December 2024 and March 2025.
Voluntary medical male circumcision, which reduces the sexual transmission of HIV, fell by 65% in Uganda between December 2024 and June 2025, and as much as 88% in Botswana from January to May 2025.
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Jenny Lei Ravelo@JennyLeiRavelo
Jenny Lei Ravelo is a Devex Senior Reporter based in Manila. She covers global health, with a particular focus on the World Health Organization, and other development and humanitarian aid trends in Asia Pacific. Prior to Devex, she wrote for ABS-CBN, one of the largest broadcasting networks in the Philippines, and was a copy editor for various international scientific journals. She received her journalism degree from the University of Santo Tomas.
