Question
What is happening about US funding that closed my HIV clinic?
2 March 2025. Related: Access to treatment, All topics.
Answer
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Hi there
This is a very difficult and traumatic time which is still changing every day.
The questions below include some background information and links to other resources.
- Why is my clinic closed?
- How long will the clinic be closed?
- Will the funding start again?
- Which services will be funded?
- Can I visit another clinic or hospital?
- How important is it that I go to another clinic?
- What if I am in a research study?
- Where can I get updated news?
- Who wrote this information and further links?
- Other related Q&As
1. Why is my clinic closed?
We are very sorry if your clinic is closed.
This is because of interruptions and blocks to US funding.
The changes affect thousands of clinics in more than 60 countries.
2. How long will the clinic be closed?
Everyone wants clinics to open again soon.
It might take a few days or weeks or maybe longer.
Some clinics might not open again but services will be from a different place.
Many people are working to fix this.
3. Will the funding start again?
This is not clear. Some services may still be funded, but not all.
A waiver to the new policy may cover some clinics.
The waiver is taking time though.
4. Which services will be funded?
It is not clear which services will be most affected.
ARVs to treat HIV and TB meds will hopefully continue.
However, HIV prevention services like PrEP are less certain.
5. Can I visit another clinic or hospital?
Yes, this should be possible for some clinic services.
If your clinic says to contact another clinic of hospital please register there.
This is so you get continue to get treatment.
It is so that a doctor knows about you.
You can also ask a friend or family member to help you get information.
6. How important is it that I go to another clinic?
It is good for everyone to link to any new service.
Even if you feel okay at the moment, it is important that another doctor knows about your care.
7. What if I am in a research study?
It is not clear when research studies will reopen.
A health worker should contact you with information about this.
Please also ask about how to contact the research team.
8. Where can I get updated news?
News is changing every day and will also be different in each country.
Please check the date of this and any other information that you read.
- CHANGE is a new international community activist group with more than 1300 members.
pepfarwatch.org/pepfar-funding-freeze - This i-Base link includes more than 70 key documents and news reports. It is updated on most days.
https://i-base.info/pepfar-news-and-links
Please see the other related Q&As linked below.
9. Who wrote this information and further links
The following HIV treatment activists in CHANGE helped write these Q&As. They have been involved in HIV treatment and prevention work for many years.
Tracy Swan, Roger Pebody, Richard Jefferys, Giota Touloumi, Kennedy Mwangi, Nia Dunbar, Akmalakram Ridzuwan, Ali Asghar Abbas, Stephanie Chamberlin, Juma Kwame, Simon Collins.
It has also been reviewed by doctors who treat people living with HIV.
CHANGE: Community Health and HIV Advocates Navigating Global Emergencies
https://pepfarwatch.org/pepfar-funding-freeze/
Email: contact.change.2025@gmail.com
10. Other related Q&As
- Looking after your health especially if you need to stop ART.
- Where can I get information about the impact of cancelled US funding?
- What is happening about US funding that closed my HIV clinic?
- What happens after stopping ART? What is my risk?
- Can I split tablets to make my meds last longer? – until the President crisis is over?
- Why did my HIV clinic close last week and when will it reopen?
- Can fewer doses make my meds last longer as my clinic is closed?
- How will we get meds in Pakistan if there is the USAID ban?
This page was first posted on 20 February 2025 and has been updated since.
Hi Shilah – thanks for your feedback. I hope that the medicine are available again soon.
Greetings. Thanks for sharing this information info.
We believe everything will be okay.
Our clinic is open but no medicine is in the clinic.