President Obama recently unveiled his Global Health Initiative Plan on Tuesday, May 5. The plan allocates $63 billion for global health programs over the next six years, including HIV/AIDS programs. The plan proposes a cut to annual HIV/AIDS funding by extending the initial proposal from five years to six years without increase spending accordingly.

This signifies a lack of treatments for newly diagnosed HIV patients, while prevention programs, such as needle exchange in Eastern Europe, will be stopped.

Prior to the economic crisis last fall, Congress had approved $48 billion…