In April 2025, we published a story with the headline: "Haunted by hopelessness: 12 Zambians share their stories as HIV drugs run out." It looked at the impact of President Trump's cuts to foreign aid and his stop work orders on HIV positive individuals. In August, we reached out to them again as well as others who keep close tabs on the HIV/AIDS situation to see where things stand now. This story is part of our annual series "Whatever happened to ..."

This year Billiance Chondwe has found himself careening between grave concern for his community and guarded optimism.

Chondwe — who is affectionately called Pastor Billy by his congregants in Kitwe, Zambia — knows many people who are HIV positive. So, on January 24, when Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a memo calling for s

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