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Marco Rubio cuts off foreign aid for millions of people’s HIV medications
Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s order to pause nearly all foreign aid has halted funding to the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), an African HIV-prevention program launched ...
The Trump Administration Said These Aid Programs Saved Lives. It Canceled Them Anyway.
The axing of some 10,000 programs has consigned untold numbers of children and refugees to death, officials say. Documents ...
PEPFAR Funding Problems Persist Despite Rubio’s Waivers
After Trump’s order prompted a public outcry over the halting of such humanitarian programs, Rubio issued two waivers ...
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Was Bill Gates Wrong About Trump's "Enthusiasm"? HIV Advocacy Groups Want Marco Rubio to Testify, "Personal Involvement"
[Note: PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Plan ... State Marco Rubio to testify, as administration lawyers reportedly said Rubio had "personal involvement" in decisions about the foreign aid ...
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Pepfar funding to fight HIV/AIDS has saved 26 million lives since 2003: how cutting it will hurt Africa
The US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief has been a cornerstone of global HIV ... Four days later, secretary of state Marco Rubio issued a directive that went even further, also requiring ...
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Trump Admin Orders Immediate Stop to All Foreign Aid, But Makes Special Exception for Israel
In an unprecedented move that stunned diplomats, Trump's Secretary of State Marco Rubio ... appears to affect PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Relief Plan for AIDS Relief. Established under ...