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NPR revisits HIV/AIDS patients who lost access to meds after Trump cut foreign aid

By Gabrielle Emanuel,
Steve Inskeep
Published September 15, 2025 at 5:30 AM EDT

In April 2025, NPR looked at the impact of President Trump's cuts to foreign aid on HIV positive individuals in Zambia. Many were falling sick without access to their HIV medications. We returned to those people, as well as others who keep close tabs on the HIV/AIDS situation, to see where things stand now.

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Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.
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