By the end of February 2025, in South Africa, UNAIDS reported that nearly 15,375 staff had been affected by the USAID cuts, disrupting HIV services for an estimated 222,000 people across South Africa

Date: 2/26

Region: Africa

Country: Kenya

Topic: Health

Policy Lens: Global Health Security

Entry Type: System Impact

Additional Context: According to Devex reporting, South Africa bears the largest burden of HIV in the world. In 2022, the government estimated that nearly 8.5 million South Africans were living with the virus — and in 2024, the U.S. government contributed more than $450 million toward the country’s HIV/AIDS response.

Though 80% of South Africa’s HIV funding came from domestic resources, the collapse of USAID hit the country hard.

Source: Devex