Trump’s 90-day foreign aid freeze has left many South Africans without essential HIV treatment, affecting a quarter of global casesVulnerable groups, including transgender individuals, struggle to find alternative healthcare as USAID-funded clinics shut downCivil society groups warn that nearly a million patients are at risk,

The withdrawal of funding by the United States for international aid programmes could result in the death of more than six million people from HIV and AIDS in the coming years, warns the UN agency UNAIDS.