HIV has become a more manageable condition in recent years, but a full cure remains elusive. Now, scientists have found promise in permanently eliminating the virus, thanks to a drug already approved by the FDA to fight cancer.
The State Department issued a waiver for lifesaving aid, but HIV clinics remain shut and uncertainty lingers over the future of PEPFAR, which has saved 25 million lives.
The Trump administration has moved to stop the supply of lifesaving drugs for HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis in countries supported by USAID around the globe.
A move by the Trump administration to freeze funding for PEPFAR, the widely heralded international HIV/AIDS program, is putting countless lives at immediate risk, experts say.
Australian and New Zealand aid and support will be crucial in containing Fiji’s serious HIV outbreak – including combating the drug trade that is fuelling it.
Uganda sought to dispel fears among HIV patients that a US aid freeze will interrupt treatment and promised that such programs will continue.
Nigeria’s leaders have long prioritised vanity projects over the welfare of their citizens. In 2023 alone, the government allocated billions of naira to luxury items: luxury SUVs for lawmakers, a presidential yacht, and the renovation of official residences.
A stop in all of PEPFAR’s work shuttered clinics this week. Then, a new exemption for “life-saving” treatment left organizations uncertain.
The Trump administration has moved to stop the supply of lifesaving drugs for HIV, malaria and tuberculosis, as well as medical supplies for newborn babies, in countries supported by USAID around the globe,
US President Donald Trump’s life-threatening freeze of the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) must be seen by the ANC’s Cyril Ramaphosa as a clarion call to reduce unnecessary spending on VIP Protection, Blue Light Brigades, and other ANC luxuries to reduce South Africa’s dependence on foreign aid donations.
Comedian and actor Joe Wilkinson has been announced as the official race starter for the upcoming Brighton Half Marathon. Thousands of people will flock to Brighton on 2 March to take part in the race,