<img src="https://img.lemde.fr/2025/01/30/0/0/4999/3333/1440/960/60/0/7d64cf8_sirius-fs-upload-1-7lz1sg0s6xks-1738274084059-000-36q33ug.jpg" alt="Inline image" width="100%" height="auto"> <p class="article__paragraph ">The World Health Organization chief, on Monday, March 17, called on Washington to "reconsider" its sharp cuts to aid going towards global health, warning that the sudden halt threatened millions of lives.</p> <p class="article__paragraph ">"We ask the US to reconsider its support for global health," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters, saying that disruptions to global HIV programs alone "could undo 20 years of progress, leading to more than 10 million additional cases of HIV and three million HIV related deaths."</p>  <section class="catcher catcher--favoris"> <div class="catcher__content"><span class="catcher__title catcher__title--hide">Read more</span><span class="catcher__desc"> <a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/en/le-monde-africa/article/2025/02/20/us-aid-freeze-fuels-fears-of-renewed-aids-epidemic-people-are-going-to-die_6738392_124.html" class="js-article-read-also catcher--favoris__link" data-premium="">US aid freeze fuels fears of renewed AIDS epidemic: 'People are going to die'</a> </span> </div> </section> <section class="author"> <p class="author__detail"> <span class="author__name">Le Monde with AFP</span> </p> </section> 

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that disruptions to global HIV programs alone 'could undo 20 years of progress, leading to more than 10 million additional cases of HIV and three million HIV related deaths.'{ai:summary}<p>The World Health Organization's chief urged the U.S. to reverse its significant cuts to global health aid, warning that such reductions could jeopardize millions of lives. He highlighted that halting support for HIV programs could reverse two decades of progress, potentially resulting in over 10 million new cases and three million deaths.</p><p>The call for reconsideration underscores the critical impact of U.S. funding on global health initiatives. The potential resurgence of an AIDS epidemic is a pressing concern among health officials. #health</p>

WHO chief warns US aid cuts could cost millions of lives

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