Additional Context: Data collected by UNAIDS in 2026 from countries around the world show that HIV funding disruptions severely impacted HIV prevention, testing, critical interventions addressing barriers to services, and community-led services that reach the people most affected by HIV. This data comes from a 2026 study surveying 79 community-led organizations across 47 countries.

Devex Researcher Note: The U.S. played a key leadership role in access to HIV care for sex workers worldwide. While some HIV programming came back online following the initial U.S. cuts, targeted care for sex workers has not. Reports of the effects of these reductions have been recorded across at least 14 countries, with one organization supporting sex workers in Kenya now operating entirely on voluntary labor, and an organization in Haiti laying off the staff that previously provided these targeted services.

Source: UNAIDS