Death Sentence: The real cost of Trump's aid cuts on HIV, dir. Bel Trew
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In his first hours as US president, Donald Trump signed an order freezing most foreign aid for 90 days. That included PEPFAR, the US's global HIV programme, one of the most successful health initiatives of our time that is credited with saving millions of lives. Speaking to The Independent, Trump defended the decision and pointed to a waiver. But even with that in place, experts say the fallout has been fatal.
The Independent’s Bel Trew travelled to Uganda and Zimbabwe, where people are dying because they can’t access medication and pregnant women fear infecting their babies. Now UK and European funding is also now at risk. The world had been on track to end the AIDS pandemic by 2030 – instead the death toll is set to triple by the decade’s end.
To coincide with World AIDS Day, The Independent partners with the ICA to present Bel Trew's documentary exploring the real cost of Trump's aid cuts on HIV.
The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with Bel Trew, Christine Stegling (deputy director of UNAIDS), and guests to be announced soon.
The Independent’s Bel Trew travelled to Uganda and Zimbabwe, where people are dying because they can’t access medication and pregnant women fear infecting their babies. Now UK and European funding is also now at risk. The world had been on track to end the AIDS pandemic by 2030 – instead the death toll is set to triple by the decade’s end.
To coincide with World AIDS Day, The Independent partners with the ICA to present Bel Trew's documentary exploring the real cost of Trump's aid cuts on HIV.
The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with Bel Trew, Christine Stegling (deputy director of UNAIDS), and guests to be announced soon.
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Sun, 30 Nov 2025
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