Trump administration pushes back on claims that cuts to global HIV program have cost more lives

Published April 20, 2026 5:08pm ET | Updated April 20, 2026 5:08pm ET



Trump administration officials are putting forward new data that shows U.S. federal anti-HIV/AIDS funding has continued to curb the worldwide epidemic despite accusations from outside public health experts that the program was damaged when it was absorbed into the State Department last year.

The Trump administration released on Friday new data about the number of patients treated under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, from June to September 2025, the first report since the program moved from USAID to the State Department.

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