The head of the United Nations program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) warned Monday there will be a "10-fold increase" in AIDS-related deaths due to the recent cuts in U.S. foreign funding.

USAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima told reporters in Geneva that the impact of the funding cuts has been devastating, warning that a spike in the global AIDS pandemic, due to these cuts, will kill millions more around the round.

"At the last count, in 2023, some 600,000 AIDS-related deaths were registered globally, she said. "So, you're talking of a 10-fold increase." That would mean about 6 million........

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