The Trump Administration paused all foreign aid funding Jan. 20, ostensibly for a 90-day review and evaluation, with only limited exceptions. Adobe stock/HealthDay
Nearly a half-million children could die from AIDS by 2030 if President Donald Trump follows through on plans to cut U.S. relief programs, a new study says.
As many as 1 million additional children will become infected with HIV and nearly 500,000 will die from AIDS by the end of the decade if the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief is suspended or only receives limited, short-term funding, researchers project in The Lancet.
On top of that, as many as 2.8 million children could be left orphaned by AIDS deaths among adults, researchers said.
“Losing stable, long-term support for PEPFAR programs sets global progress to end HIV/AIDS back to the…