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Caring for women and children in South Africa FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Gift of Hope USA Urgently Calls for Support Amid USAID Funding Freeze Impacting LifeSaving Care in South Africa Westchester NY The recent executive order to freeze USAID funding to South Africa has had a devastating and immediate impact on our clinic partner the Witkoppen Clinic. As one of the primary providers of medical care HIV treatment and community health services in underserved areas the Witkoppen Clinic relies heavily on this funding to sustain its lifesaving operations. This abrupt and unexpected funding stoppage has created chaos and disruption leaving no time to prepare or implement contingency plans. Thousands of vulnerable patients including women and children affected by HIV now face the risk of losing access to critical care and essential support services.