MANILA ¨C LoveYourself, a Philippines-based group providing free HIV testing and treatment services, was receiving aid from the United States like innumerable groups promoting health and LGBTQ+ rights around the world.
But unlike so many of those organizations that were forced to close clinics when U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 90-day freeze on all foreign assistance on Jan. 20, LoveYourself kept 40 of its staff members affected by the freeze, and its doors stayed open.
The group¡¯s founder, Dr. Ronivin Pagtakhan, credited its self-sustaining model and government partnerships.
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