Researchers say reliance on earmarked voluntary contributions from external donors like the Gates Foundation undermines the WHO's independence.
Whooping cough cases in Florida have risen by 81% this year compared with 2024.
The US State Department announced it will introduce the HIV-prevention drug lenacapavir in Uganda through PEPFAR.
HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis helps people with HIV live healthier, longer lives.
IDSA and HIVMA urged lawmakers to also preserve crucial infrastructure and other programs that support PEPFAR's implementation.
The preventable deaths include those of 4.5 million preschool children.
In total, 55% of active tuberculosis, 99% of latent tuberculosis, 61% of hepatitis B, 35% of HIV, and 83% of hepatitis C infections were new diagnoses.
The Trump administration's executive order will upend one of the most successful health programs in the history of public health.
If PEPFAR funding is cut, nearly 500,000 children in Africa may die of AIDS-related causes and 1 million may be infected with HIV in the next 5 years.
Malaria, HIV, and TB programs are already feeling impacts from the cuts, with scale-backs also depleting healthcare services in Afghanistan.
