HIV funding cut could kill millions' A US funding cut could kill 2,000 people a day with the deadly HIV virus, the disease that cripple...

 HIV funding cut could kill millions'

A US funding cut could kill 2,000 people a day with the deadly HIV virus, the disease that cripples the immune system, the head of the UN's aid agency has warned.

The move is expected to cost six million lives over the next four years, she said.

Winnie Byanyima said the US funding cut would set back the global fight against the disease.

The agency's chief said the number of deaths had dropped from more than two million in 2004 to 600,000 by 2023.

She said the US funding cut was already having a devastating impact, disproportionately affecting women and girls.

She also called on the US to immediately reverse the decision.

Last January, President Donald Trump suspended his country's foreign aid for 90 days, which led to the suspension of most of the activities of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).