People queue outside the Unjani Clinic in Braamfischerville, Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa on May 25, 2026.
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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.
U.S. PEPFAR cuts close clinics in South Africa and Mozambique, disrupting a program credited with saving 26M lives since 2003. Foreign aid volatility demands localization of critical healthcare systems; organizations must build funding independence and regional resilience models.
People queue outside the Unjani Clinic in Braamfischerville, Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa on May 25, 2026.
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