What China’s expanded funding for HIV/Aids in Africa means as US cuts health aid

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China is increasing funding for HIV/AIDS projects in Africa, promoting local medicine production as Western aid from the US diminishes due to agency closures and funding cuts.

China is expanding its role in the fight against HIV/Aids in Africa by funding new projects and backing local medicine manufacturing as part of its signature health initiative, the Health Silk Road. Beijing’s larger presence comes as traditional Western aid wanes following the closure of the US Agency for International Development and sweeping cuts to the World Health Organization and the President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (Pepfar). Pepfar was a major bilateral American initiative...