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February 5, 2026 Healthcare
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) commended the signing of a new $5.88 billion funding package in the United States. This decision reaffirms the United States' continued role as a key leader in the global fight against HIV, UNAIDS stated.
US President Donald Trump signed the bill into law on February 3. The document allocates $4.6 billion to support HIV programs under the America First Global Health strategy, $1.25 billion to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and $45 million to support UNAIDS.
UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima thanked the US President and Congress for their continued support for global health, emphasizing that American investments will ensure life-saving assistance for millions of people around the world and will help maintain the effectiveness and efficiency of the global HIV response.
The new law advances the implementation of the America First Global Health strategy, which aligns with UNAIDS' commitment to ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 and accelerates the U.S.'s strategic transition to a more independent response to HIV. For more than two decades, American investments have been the leading driver of global progress, saving millions of lives and supporting countries in their fight against the epidemic, the program noted.
UNAIDS pledged to maximize the effectiveness of its funding by providing technical expertise, data, and strategic support to countries and communities, and by working closely with the US Government, the Global Fund, and national partners. The US has remained a key partner since UNAIDS's founding in 1996, the organization noted.
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