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5 October 2026 – The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) has today released its latest survey findings from global research with 40 Member Associations. More than half (55%) of those surveyed experienced an HIV commodity stock out in the last 12 months, directly affecting their ability to provide HIV services At the time of the survey, 40% of Member Associations reported an active product stock out, and 60% had at least one product at low stock levels. Survey findings also pointed to a generalised problem of supply unreliability and fragility, not simply isolated stockouts. HIV rapid diagnostic tests were the most critically affected product category across all respondents. This is particularly concerning amidst rising HIV epidemics around the world, including in countries where the Member Associations surveyed are responding.  An estimated 40.8 million people are living with HIV worldwide, yet the response is being undermined by deep funding gaps, a sharp downturn in external assistance and a fracturing global health architecture. Abrupt shifts in major donor policies, particularly changes to U.S. foreign assistance and uncertainty around the future of PEPFAR, are driving shortages of HIV tests, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), condoms and antiretroviral therapy in some settings. Meanwhile, under-resourced health systems are struggling with workforce gaps and service disruption.  IPPF’s research also found that:  98% of our partners surveyed provide HIV testing and counselling, yet more than half (55%) cannot reliably sustain HIV testing at point of care because of low stocks or stockouts of rapid diagnostic tests.  85% receive HIV commodity supplies from their Ministry of Health or government, leaving them with limited alternatives when national or donor-supported supply chains break down. These shortages are a warning of what happens when funding becomes uncertain and the supply systems communities depend on grow fragile. We cannot let decades of progress against HIV be undone simply because products aren't available. This is not a distant risk. It is already happening: HIV infections are rising in a number of countries around the world, and lives are being lost.ENDS  For further information or to arrange media interviews with our spokespeople, please contact Nerida Williams on newilliams@ippf.org.  Notes In Quarter 2 of 2026, IPPF’s Harm Mitigation Task Force surveyed 55 of the 102 Member Associations that provide HIV-related services, based on identified and anticipated need.  40 Member Associations responded (a 73 per cent response rate). Respondents were from all six of IPPF’s regions, including Africa (18), the Arab World (4), East and Southeast Asia/Oceania (3), Europe (4), Americas and the Caribbean (8, and South Asia (3). In 2025, IPPF Member Associations provided 29.8 million HIV/AIDS related services. 

The Guttmacher Institute has today released new data showing the impact of the UK aid cuts on sexual and reproductive health and rights for the fiscal year 2021 - 2022.  The figures show the devastating impact on the lives of women and girls around the world. Together with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, the cuts threaten to undo years of progress towards gender equality and increasing access to reproductive choice. When surveyed, major sexual and reproductive health organizations reported they expected to receive at least £218.9 million in the fiscal year (FY) 2021–2022 (from April 2021 to March 2022) for family planning activities in low- and middle-income countries. The resulting cuts to the family planning programs of these major program-implementing organizations are estimated to have totalled £132.4 million in FY 2021–2022. The loss of funding will result in: 9.5 million fewer women and couples receiving contraceptive services  4.3 million more unintended pregnancies 1.8 million more unplanned births 1.4 million more unsafe abortions and 8000 more maternal deaths  The figures also show how much could have been achieved through sustained UK aid spending.  IPPF’s Director-General, Dr Alvaro Bermejo, said:   “The Guttmacher figures are a harrowing, but sadly unsurprising, insight into the catastrophic impact that the UK aid cuts will have on the health and lives of millions of women, girls and marginalized people across the globe, and serve to confirm what sexual and reproductive health charities have been saying since they were first made aware of the cuts. “We must also remember that the Guttmacher numbers are just a snapshot of the 2021 – 2022 fiscal year, and the effects of the Government’s sudden and short-sighted termination of support will stretch far beyond that, piling unthinkable pressure on people already dealing with the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, and leading to millions of unintended pregnancies and thousands of preventable deaths. “With the upcoming spending review in November, we ask the UK Government to reconsider the cuts, which IPPF still believe to be outside of the boundaries of the law, and reinstate the 0.7% commitment, so that it can finally deliver on its promises to the millions of people it chose to abandon.” IPPF also signed on to a joint letter from the UK SRHR Network. For media inquiries please contact media@ippf.org