The Trump administration said it would prioritize ending mother-to-child HIV transmission. Health workers say it cut services

In Mbeya, Tanzania, pediatrician Theopista Masenge says a HIV-focused program supporting infants exposed to the virus, children and pregnant women was abruptly halted in January 2025 after it received a USAID letter ordering all operations to stop. USAID is described as dismantled by the time of the directive. Masenge lost her job shortly after, and said the disruption continues more than a year later despite some limited U.S. funding returning. An amfAR study, published in July with Johns Hopkins University, surveyed 166 PEPFAR-funded organizations in 46 countries and found 63% reported interruptions to mother-to-child transmission prevention services; 22% ended them entirely.