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

The Department of Health and Human Services is considering a significant cut to the federal budget for HIV prevention, according to people “familiar with the matter” who spoke to the Wall Street Journal.