A clinic in Johannesburg, South Africa, disperses anti-HIV medications. Its work has been supported by the U.S. PEPFAR program. But now, nearly all U.S. foreign assistance has been paused, eliminated or changed since President Trump took office last year.
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Community health programs in South Africa have been heavily impacted by U.S. cuts to global aid. Which means there are fewer community and health workers to support low-income people with HIV and AIDS.
We recently visited one of those programs, called We Care, to learn more about the experiences of the few employees who still remain.
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This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center.
This episode was produced by Matt Ozug, Karen Zamora and Elena Burnett, with audio engineering by Peter Ellena.
It was edited by Patrick Jarenwattananon and William Troop.
Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.
