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politically charged pause in U.S. PEPFAR funding for HIV/AIDS programs in 2025 threatened South Africa's world-leading response. The abrupt halt, linked by the U.S. to South Africa's Expropriation Act, forced some NGO clinics to close and risked thousands of healthcare job losses.
Although an emergency waiver ensured antiretroviral treatment continued, the crisis exposed vulnerabilities and prompted calls for greater health sovereignty
Although an emergency waiver ensured antiretroviral treatment continued, the crisis exposed vulnerabilities and prompted calls for greater health sovereignty
