State Department Says PEPFAR Is Covered By Waiver For Life-Saving Humanitarian Assistance During 90-Day Pause In Foreign Aid

Reuters (2/1, Shalal) reported, “The U.S. State Department said...the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)...was covered by a waiver for life-saving humanitarian assistance during a 90-day pause in foreign aid.” The “department’s Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy issued a memo...clarifying that PEPFAR was covered by the Jan. 28 memo and spelling out what activities were allowed.” They “include: life-saving HIV care and treatment services, including testing and counseling, prevention and treatment of infections including tuberculosis...laboratory services, and procurement and supply chain for commodities/medicines.” Additionally, “it...allows prevention of mother-to-child transmission services.”