Africa: UNAIDS Welcomes the Decision By The US Secretary of State to Continue Life-Saving HIV Treatment And Convenes Partners to Assess and Mitigate Impacts On HIV Services

[UNAIDS] GENEVA -- The United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has approved an ''Emergency Humanitarian Waiver'', which will allow people to continue accessing HIV treatment funded by the US across 55 countries worldwide. More than 20 million people living with HIV, representing two-thirds of all people living with HIV receiving treatment globally, are directly supported by the United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) - the world's leading HIV initiative.