Weekly HIV Pill Shows Hope Amid Funding Cuts

Scientists announced a big win for HIV patients. A new pill could treat the virus once a week instead of daily. This changes how people manage their condition. Earlier treatments required many pills taken strictly. Those old regimens were hard to stick with. Now researchers hope this simpler approach works well. The news comes from a major international conference in Rio de Janeiro. Experts gathered to share updates on the fight against HIV.

But money problems are making things harder. The U.S. government cut its aid for HIV programs significantly. Funds dropped from eight point three billion dollars to six point two billion. That's a twenty-five percent decrease. Many health workers can't afford travel or registration fees now. Whole clinics are closing across the globe. Countries shut down nearly seventeen hundred HIV service sites. Prevention efforts suffered the biggest blow. Leaders say scientists did their job. Politicians need to act faster.