Additional Context: This information comes from UNAIDS' 2026 Global AIDS Brief and is cited from a 2026 survey of 79 community-led organizations across 47 countries documenting the impacts of HIV funding disruptions.

According to UNAIDS, community-led organizations are often the last organizations to be funded by domestic resources and consequently have been among the first to experience the impact of the 2025 international funding cuts. In 2024, approximately 25% of external HIV financing was channeled to nongovernmental organizations and civil society organizations, much of which has subsequently been reduced or cut.

Devex Researcher Note: According to the U.S. government, PEPFAR accounted for 90% of PrEP initiations globally. HIV accessibility programs are wide-ranging, spanning community outreach programs and last-mile clinics, many of which were disrupted by USAID and PEPFAR closures, leaving patients and at-risk populations uncertain about where and whether services were still available, and millions of people being left without the systems guiding them to care. Community health initiatives report that their absorption into national health systems has lagged, with many workers continuing work on a volunteer basis.

Source: UNAIDS