The dismissal of more than 41,000 health workers, previously funded by the US Government, has left thousands of people living with HIV without adequate care.
Most of the dismissed employees were front line workers dedicated to serving HIV and TB patients, providing essential treatment and support.
But with stop-work order signed by US President Donald Trump in January, HIV services have been moved to outpatient units in hospitals under an integration program.
Prior to the freeze on foreign aid, people living with HIV were attended to at Comprehensive Care Clinics (CCC), which provided HIV testing, anti-retroviral drugs (ARV) distribution, viral load testing and counselling services.
