Healthcare providers in South Africa and Mozambique report that changes to U.S. PEPFAR funding have endangered vulnerable populations and led to loss of life. These shifts occurred under the Trump administration.

In South Africa and Mozambique, health care providers say cancellation or redirection of U.S. PEPFAR funding under the Trump administration have already endangered vulnerable people and cost lives. <img alt="People queue outside the Unjani Clinic in Braamfischerville, Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa on May 25, 2026." src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3598x2400+0+0/resize/3598x2400!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb8%2Fc0%2F3fb9110a41e9819792...