The Trump administration said it would prioritize ending mother-to-child HIV transmission. Health workers say it cut services

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Health workers say US-funded services for pregnant women, infants and children affected by HIV in Tanzania were halted or reduced in early 2025, despite the Trump administration’s stated priority of preventing mother-to-child transmission. The disruption was reported as a pediatrician was implementing treatment services in Mbeya.

Dr. Theopista Masenge was at the hospital in Mbeya, Tanzania, rolling out new treatments for children with high HIV viral loads when she got the call: Stop work, now. It was January 2025, and the health care program the pediatrician was implementing, which provided services for HIV-exposed infants, children and pregnant women, had just received … The post The Trump administration said it would prioritize ending mother-to-child HIV transmission. Health workers say it cut services appeared first on Egypt Independent.