Protecting what\u2019s left of the UK\u2019s funding for the global HIV response<\/a> in order to end the deadly decades-long pandemic<\/a> would cost less than \u00a31.30 a year per UK adult, new analysis by The Independent shows. <\/p>\n The figure is based on the government honouring existing commitments to three crucial funds: the UN Aids agency (UNAIDS), medicines access agency Unitaid and the Robert Carr Fund which makes sure that the voices of marginalised populations most affected by HIV are included. <\/p>\n To maintain current funding levels, the government would need to commit around \u00a3200 million over three years, or \u00a367m a year. Shared between the 55 million adults in the UK, this could help end new HIV transmissions globally<\/a> – something the prime minister has already pledged to do in England by 2030<\/a>. <\/p>\n The government is set to confirm funding decisions for these three bodies by the end of January. <\/p>\n It has already announced a \u00a3150m cut<\/a> to its biggest contribution to the global HIV response. <\/p>\n Conservative MP David Mundell, a co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) on HIV\/Aids said: \u201cIt’s a modest sum but every pound to people who are struggling is still significant. But I think the key is, what is the alternative cost? <\/p>\n \u201cThe alternative cost of not being able to achieve the zero transmissions is new strains of HIV emerging, it’s of those strains coming to the UK and putting additional pressures onto our NHS\u201d.<\/p>\n open image in gallery<\/p>\n Aid cuts coupled with hostile laws in a number of African countries keep people from accessing HIV treatment (AP)<\/p>\n He added that the UK and other \u201clike-minded countries\u201d needed to step up and target their funding at the gaps left by US cuts<\/a> to global HIV programmes<\/a>, including services for LGBT+<\/a> and other marginalised communities the US \u201cdoesn\u2019t want to fund\u201d. <\/p>\n Labour MP and public health doctor, Beccy Cooper, who chairs the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) on global health and security, added: \u201cThis analysis is a clear reminder that some of the highest value public spending we can make is in global health. Honouring these HIV commitments would deliver impact far beyond their modest cost and would help sustain the momentum toward ending Aids by 2030.<\/p>\n \u201cAs a public health professional I also see the wider benefit. Targeted HIV investment strengthens the health systems that allow us to respond to other health issues such as infectious disease outbreaks, support resilient communities and ultimately keep people in the UK safer too,\u201d Dr Cooper said.<\/p>\n![\"Aid](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/South_Africa_Uganda_Anti_LGBTQ_Bill_31357.jpg\")
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