Calls for South Africa to build sustainable HIV programmes, reduce reliance on donors

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Calls for South Africa to build sustainable HIV programmes, reduce reliance on donorsThe “golden age” of donor assistance, when there was an abundance of donor aid, is over. Subscribe to our newsletter WhatsApp ChannelPrior to the US funding cuts, South Africa funded about 75% of its HIV programme. Eight months since funding was withdrawn, ‘South Africa must be honest about the funding gap caused by U.S foreign aid cuts’, she says. Xulu adds that, as a country, South Africa has failed to leverage private sector capacity in the form of technology, innovations, and expertise to design a sustainable HIV programme. Grimsrud stresses that time is essential to minimise the impact of funding withdrawal.