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US to end funding of South Africa's HIV programmes over claims of Afrikaner persecution
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- South Africa's health ministry responded by saying that though it had not been informed of this decision, it had "long been working on a self-reliance plan".
- More than eight million South Africans are living with HIV – the highest number of any country in the world.
- Until 2025, the US was supporting South Africa's efforts to deal with the virus with an estimated $400m (£300m) a year through the President's Emergency Fund for Aids Relief (Pepfar).
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Damian Zane Getty Images Donald Trump confronted South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House last year over claims that Afrikaners were being persecuted The US government says it will stop funding programmes in South Africa intended to tackle the spread of HIV and Aids, linking the decision to the government's alleged failure to protect the white-minority Afrikaner community.
South Africa's health ministry responded by saying that though it had not been informed of this decision, it had "long been working on a self-reliance plan".
More than eight million South Africans are living with HIV – the highest number of any country in the world.
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