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Argentines reel from health care cutbacks as President Milei's state overhaul mirrors Trump's

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Argentina 's radical libertarian President Javier Milei has slashed Argentina ’s health care budget by 48% in real terms.

Milei's austerity drive has torn through the public health system that once set Argentina apart in Latin America .

Argentina has become a close ally of the Trump administration, including on health policy.

The cuts have eviscerated immunization campaigns, hobbling vaccine access.

The cuts have coincided with a surge in sexually transmitted infections.

HIV cases spiked by 20% and syphilis by 50% last year .

Hospitals now face shortages of everything from virus testing supplies to medications to condoms.

Free public hospitals have become flooded with Argentines who dropped private insurance due to increased premiums or who lost their job.

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