Nigeria calls for stronger domestic financing as global HIV funding cuts threaten access

Steep reductions in U.S. and Global Fund financing are destabilising the donor‑supported HIV market, risking higher prices, supply gaps and unequal access to new long‑acting prevention and treatment tools. In response, the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) and Unitaid convened the Future of HIV Markets Forum in Nairobi, gathering more than 80 organisations from 28 countries to chart priorities for protecting current access and building a resilient market, including earlier planning for innovations and strengthening supply‑chain coordination.

At the 26th International AIDS Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Dr Temitope Ilori, Director‑General of Nigeria’s National Agency for the Control of AIDS, urged stakeholders to boost domestic funding and broaden partnerships. She warned that shrinking development assistance and competing priorities demand a transition to self‑reliant, sustainable financing for HIV programmes, emphasizing that sustainability means building resilient systems rather than merely replacing donor money.