By paralyzing frontline response efforts led by community groups, the US decision to freeze funding is weakening health systems across the Global South. The freeze not only jeopardizes precious gains ...

In total, Kenya needs Sh28 billion to buy HIV commodities such as ARVs and test kits this year.The Council of Governors (CoG), National Syndemic Diseases Control Council (NSDCC), National Aids and ...

In Pavlohrad, Ukraine, a transit evacuation center helps civilians fleeing frontline areas. Volunteers provide essentials, legal aid, and psychological support. Many evacuees, often elderly or ...

With treatment, people living with HIV can have long and healthy lives. However, if left untreated, it can cause a weakened immune system or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Some people may ...

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The tech world’s established order was upended this week by an unlikely disruptor: a small Chinese AI startup whose breakthrough has rattled Silicon Valley giants and sent shockwaves through global ...

Newly elected US head of state, Donald Trump, recently announced there will be a freeze to the President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief - also known as PEPFAR. FILE: Health Minister Aaron ...

The life-saving PEPFAR programme is an early casualty of the ‘new world order’ emanating from Washington, with several organisations in South Africa warning recipients they will not be able to ...

Drugmaker Cipla expects its “diversified” business in the US to help sustain its growth in the region, at a time the US administration is holding back funding for a global HIV/AIDS programme ...

Rising fuel demand and the expectation that US plans for global reciprocal tariffs will come into effect only in April provide support ...

SA gets about R8.5 billion from the US for the country's health initiatives, including those aiding the battle against AIDS. As a result, the Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute (Wits RHI ...