Uganda sought to dispel fears among HIV patients that a US aid freeze will interrupt treatment and promised that such programs will continue.

A U.S. humanitarian waiver will allow people in several countries to continue accessing life-saving HIV treatments, the UNAIDS said on Wednesday, after President Donald Trump's freeze on foreign aid threatened such supplies.

The Trump administration has moved to stop the supply of lifesaving drugs for HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis in countries supported by USAID around the globe.

In a last-minute move, the Trump administration issues an emergency waiver to ensure millions of people in 55 countries continue receiving life-saving HIV treatment.

The Trump administration's aid freeze affects HIV treatment access. Find out how organizations are coping with the directive.

Almost 136,000 babies are expected to be born with HIV in the next three months, mostly in Africa, because of the Trump administration’s “stop work order” on foreign assistance, according to a top research foundation.

The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a federal program that provides HIV medications, is one of the programs on pause during a 90-day review ordered by the Secretary of State.

But on Tuesday, after public outcry, the Trump administration walked back its ban on distributing HIV medication to patients who need it. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the State Department would offer a waiver for lifesaving medication. It’s not clear if this applies to preventative medication offered by PEPFAR, like PrEP.

A Nigerian man has described how he found out that he had HIV after repeatedly falling sick and not recovery. He went for a general test and it was confirmed.

Activists are raising alarms that these closures could lead to an increase in HIV infections, while some patients are already rushing to Mulago's Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) for their medication,

“Rent” opens Friday and runs through Feb. 16 at Lake City Playhouse. The musical features a book, music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson and is loosely based on “La bohème” by Giacomo Puccini, Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa.