The Trump administration is said to be considering closing the CDC's Division of HIV Prevention (DHP), a plan that leaves patients and advocates concerned about possible reduced access to HIV preventive care and treatment.

Carl Schmid, the executive director of the HIV+Hepatitis Policy Institute in Washington, told Reuters he had been told by a government agency source that the division might be shut down and that a decision would be made this week on the funding of HIV prevention at the CDC.

The plan could move HIV prevention work from the CDC to HHS’s Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), which now focuses mainly on treatment through the Ryan White H