Concerns abound over the Biden administration’s planned funding cuts to the U.S. global AIDS initiative in fiscal year 2025.
Politico revealed that the Biden administration plans to cut PEPFAR funding by more than 6% in fiscal 2025, which has been confirmed by the State Department. The cuts include reductions in programs for key populations.
But news of the impending cuts doesn’t come as much of a surprise for one organization in Botswana, a country already anticipating a transition out of PEPFAR support in the coming years.
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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.
