Cutting HIV Aid Means Undercutting US Foreign and Economic Interests: Nigeria Shows the Human Costs

By: Kathryn Rhine |theconversation.com A little over two decades ago, addressing Nigeria’s HIV crisis topped U.S. President George W. Bush’s priorities. Africa’s most populous nation had 3.5 million HIV cases, and the disease threatened to destabilize the region and ultimately compromise U.S. interests. These interests included securing access to Nigeria’s substantial oil reserves, maintaining regional military […]