Di World Health Organization (WHO) don list Nigeria among di eight countries wey fit soon run out of HIV treatment supply.
Dis one na because di Trump administration decision to pause U.S. foreign aid don “seriously disrupt” di supply of HIV treatment for di affected countries.
According to WHO Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, wey Reuters quote for di report, Nigeria, Haiti, Kenya, Lesotho, South Sudan, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Ukraine fit exhaust dia HIV treatment supply for di coming months.
Ghebreyesus talk for press conference say, “Di disruption to HIV programs fit cancel 20 years of progress.”
E still talk say dis fit lead to more than 10 million new HIV cases and three million deaths related to HIV.
Di U.S. foreign aid pause wey President Donald Trump implement after e enter office for January don affect efforts to fight HIV, polio, malaria, and tuberculosis.
WHO still talk say di Global Measles and Rubella Laboratory Network, wey get over 700 sites worldwide, fit shut down soon, especially as measles dey rise again for U.S.
Ghebreyesus talk say di U.S. get “responsibility to make sure say if dem wan stop direct funding for countries, dem go do am in an orderly and humane way wey go allow dem find alternative funding.”
WHO also talk say funding shortage fit force 80% of di essential health care services wey dem dey support for Afghanistan to close. As of March 4, 167 health facilities don already shut down because of lack of funds, and if dem no intervene quick, over 220 more fit close before June.
Di U.S. plan to leave WHO don also force di UN agency, wey dey usually receive about one-fifth of im total annual funding from di U.S., to freeze hiring and reduce budget.
On Monday, WHO announce say dem go reduce dia funding target for emergency operations to $872 million from $1.2 billion for di 2026-2027 budget period.
