US Aid Freeze Threatens HIV Orphans

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US aid freeze puts HIV-positive orphans in Kenya at risk as medical supplies dwindle

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U.S. President Donald Trump 's executive order to freeze USAID ’s funding means HIV-positive orphans in Kenya at risk as medical supplies dwindle.

Nyumbani Children's Home in Nairobi , Kenya , has been receiving antiretroviral medication from USAID .

President Trump 's order seeks to review almost all foreign aid for 90 days and his administration has moved to shut down USAID . The effects are beginning to set it in.

About 1.3 million people are on HIV/AIDS treatment in Kenya , and 1,602 orphans and vulnerable children in Kenya are dependent on PEPFAR .

President Trump ’s freeze on foreign aid could sever their access to critical medical care.

Mercy was placed on HIV treatment, giving her a lifeline, but recent news on the freeze order has her scared for her life.

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