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Nonprofits Sue Trump Administration to Reverse Freeze on Foreign Aid Funding

Public Citizen filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Columbia against President Trump, the State Department, USAID, the Office of Management and Budget, Marco Rubio, Secretary State and Acting Administrator of USAID, and Russell Vought, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, on behalf of AVAC and Journalism Development Network, seeking emergency relief from the freeze on funding for foreign assistance.

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PrEP Ban Betrays Decades of Global HIV Prevention Efforts

The world is witnessing a catastrophic and entirely avoidable rollback of progress in the fight against HIV. In the past two decades, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has been a lifeline, providing treatment and prevention services that have saved millions of lives. But a dangerous new directive from the US government has frozen critical HIV prevention programs, including access to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP).

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Nonprofits Sue Trump Administration to Reverse Freeze on Foreign Aid Funding

Public Citizen filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Columbia against President Trump, the State Department, USAID, the Office of Management and Budget, Marco Rubio, Secretary State and Acting Administrator of USAID, and Russell Vought, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, on behalf of AVAC and Journalism Development Network, seeking emergency relief from the freeze on funding for foreign assistance.

February 2025

PrEP Ban Betrays Decades of Global HIV Prevention Efforts

The world is witnessing a catastrophic and entirely avoidable rollback of progress in the fight against HIV. In the past two decades, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has been a lifeline, providing treatment and prevention services that have saved millions of lives. But a dangerous new directive from the US government has frozen critical HIV prevention programs, including access to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP).

February 2025

PrEP Ban Betrays Decade of Global HIV Prevention Efforts

Twenty years after PEPFAR’s launch, a controversial new policy threatens to derail global HIV prevention efforts. This piece examines how restricting PrEP access undermines scientific consensus and betrays PEPFAR’s original mission.

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February 2025

Global Health Watch News Brief

The sustained attacks on global health and the dismantling of critical infrastructure by the US government continued this week. Here is an overview of developments in US policies and their implications for the HIV response and global health equity.  

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February 2025

Global Health Watch News Brief: Issue 1

The last week has brought an alarming series of developments affecting global health and human rights. Here’s a brief overview of critical changes and their implications.

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January 2025

Introducing Global Health Watch! Tracking US actions and their impact

The last week has been intense and sobering. As strategic and dedicated advocates, we already know the profound impact elections have on our work and our world. Recent developments in the United States underscore the challenges ahead, especially with the new administration’s alignment with the Project 2025 agenda—a playbook designed to reshape US federal agencies and policies drastically.

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January 2025

The Trump Administration Announces US Withdrawal from WHO

Among the first actions of the new US Presidential administration, was the announcement of the intent to formally withdraw the US from the WHO, which jeopardizes global health collaborations, data sharing, and inhibits WHO’s ability to address global health emergencies.

January 2025

This MLK Day, Advocacy to Keep Moving towards Equity

Advocacy for HIV prevention and global health equity must heed MLK’s call — today and always. This series of AVAC’s advocates’ guides shares essential tools to advance HIV prevention and sexual and reproductive health as part of a comprehensive and integrated pathway to global health equity in 2025 and beyond.

January 2025

Community-Led Monitoring, PrEP Advances, and What’s Next for Global Health

Welcome to January 2025! This update shares new resources to keep you informed and inspired in the fight for choice, science, equity and sustainability in the HIV response in 2025 and beyond.

January 2025

Much Accomplished, Much to Do

As we enter a new year, we also enter the midway point of the AVAC 2024-2025 Fellowship program, which runs 18 months. Fellows and their projects are taking giant strides in new areas of advocacy, and realizing strategic wins toward epidemic-bending goals, with much more to come!

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