US waiver secures HIV treatment access for millions — UNAIDS

The United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has approved an “Emergency Humanitarian Waiver” to ensure continued access to US-funded HIV treatment across 55 countries, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS has announced. In a statement on Wednesday, UNAIDS noted that over 20 million people living with HIV—two-thirds of all individuals receiving treatment globally—are