Immediate Risks and Disruptions

The U.S. decision to freeze all funding for foreign assistance has impacted HIV prevention services in several countries in Latin America, including Peru. This has led to significant disruptions in HIV treatment and PrEP programs for groups of migrants with HIV and migrant key populations. It also reduced community-led HIV prevention efforts, and decreased treatment adherence, counseling, and social support activities for migrants with HIV or at risk. Consequently, in a country that already has an increasing number of new HIV infections, there are increased risks of more new HIV infections, higher mortality rates, and a deterioration in the quality of care for migrants living with HIV.

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