Good news! President Trump called out the many free rider countries!
Unfortunately, these sources do not report explicitly whether other Western countries stepped up their efforts.
"In the wake of deep cuts in foreign assistance made by President Donald Trump’s administration, at least 25 countries expect to increase their domestic budgets for efforts to treat and prevent HIV infection and AIDS, according to a new report from the United Nations.
Separately, the government of South Africa, the country with the world’s highest number of HIV infections, last week announced a concrete plan to help fill the funding gap. But a close look at that plan suggests the country will still have to massively scale back its response to its epidemic—a harbinger of what many other countries will likely face. ..."
"But the sudden withdrawal of the single biggest contributor to the global HIV response disrupted treatment and prevention programmes around the world in early 2025.
International assistance accounts for 80% of prevention programmes in low- and middle-income countries. ...
Twenty-five of the 60 low- and middle-income countries included in this report have found ways to increase HIV spending from domestic resources into 2026. This is the future of the HIV response—nationally owned and led, sustainable, inclusive and multisectoral. ..."
UNAIDS: Aids, Crisis And The Power To Transform "Global Aids Update 2025"
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