Lesotho: ‘We Were Told to Stop Everything Immediately’ – Lesotho HIV Programmes Collapse After USAID Decision

Fear of a surge in new infections as antiretroviral medicines become harder to get

• The stoppage of USAID funding has hit the Phelisanang Bophelong HIV/AIDS Network, a community-based organisation working with people living with HIV/AIDS in Lesotho.
• Project coordinator Rebonejoang Leoma says he fears a surge in infections as people struggle to access vital antiretroviral medication.
• He says the organisation worked with nearly 1,000 LGBTI people and sex workers who are afraid to go to clinics…