South Africa faces one of the world’s highest HIV rates, now worsened by US funding cuts.
Research and prevention programmes are being slashed, threatening decades of progress.
Activists warn that vulnerable communities are at increasing risk.
Tepangato, an HIV activist in Johannesburg, has lived with HIV since age 11.
Free antivirals have been life-saving, preventing overwhelming pressure on healthcare facilities.
Funding cuts have forced many service centres and NGOs to close, leaving young people without support.
Activists urge renewed investment to reduce HIV spread and protect communities.
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