South Africa’s Battle Against HIV Reaches a Critical Turning Point
South Africa at a Crossroads: Donor Cuts Threaten Hard‑Won Gains Against HIV
GAUTENG, South Africa — In a conference hall a short drive from Johannesburg’s busy highways, the blunt arithmetic of global aid collided with the realities faced by clinics and families. Scientists, clinicians, activists and people living with HIV spoke in urgent, sometimes angry tones: the era of steady international support that helped turn a tide against HIV may be ebbing, and the consequences could be catastrophic.
Stark projections, stark…