Ibrahim Lwingi has been accessing pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for free at a clinic in Kenya through a program run by the University of Manitoba. Those who help run the program say it's about to lose funding due to the Trump administration's cuts to foreign aid spending. (James Chaarani/CBC - image credit)

Ibrahim Lwingi lost both of his parents due to HIV-related illnesses when he was 14. The Nairobi native describes himself as an orphan even today — he's now 43.

The virus also took the lives of some of his uncles, and Lwingi, who is gay, believes he would've been next had it not been for revolutionary HIV prevention medication. He's been able to access pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for free through clinics in Kenya run by the University of Manitoba, which says the clinics serve mo

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