HIV prevention coverage fell 38 percent in 2025 after aid reductions

Initial data from 62 countries recorded a 38 percent decline in the number of people receiving pre-exposure prophylaxis medication between 2024 and 2025. The drop left more than one million fewer individuals on the preventive drug.

Funding reductions Funding for condoms fell by more than 90 percent in some programs, according to the same data set. The reductions followed cuts in assistance from the United States and other donors.

Reported effects Officials tracking the programs stated that decades of progress against HIV transmission face renewed risk. No additional countries or funding sources were named in the initial figures.