Elton John’s foundation reaches 523,000 people with HIV services across 68 countries

PC: Elton John AIDS Foundation’s report The Elton John AIDS Foundation reached 523,000 people with HIV services across 68 countries in 2025. Progress Needs Protecting. Global funding cuts disrupted healthcare services, with clinics closing, prevention programmes stopping and communities facing barriers to essential care. During the year, it tested 230,692 people for HIV, distributed 57,688 self-test kits and initiated 26,857 people on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). It also awarded 44 grants totalling $18,768,059 and expanded the Rocket Fund to $200 million in September 2025 to address growing needs.How global funding cuts threatened HIV treatment programmesAccording to the Elton John AIDS Foundation’s report, the global HIV response entered one of its most challenging periods in early 2025 after international funding was withdrawn. According to the welcome letter from Elton John, David Furnish and Anne Aslett, “Clinics closed their doors. Health workers were sent home. Prevention programs stopped overnight.” The report also states that millions of people living with or at risk of HIV were left without the treatment and care needed to sustain their health. These disruptions affect...