aids

Government still has no plan to replace US HIV funding. Health organisations are demanding action

In 2024 the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) provided about R7.5-billion in funding for health programmes... Read more

26 Jun

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Lesotho’s health system has been decimated by US funding cuts

The Ministry of Health’s headquarters in Maseru, Lesotho. Photo: Sechaba Mokhethi By Sechaba Mokhethi Despite previous assurances by Lesotho’s... Read more

2 Jun

Countries

Left to die? – Trump’s aid cuts put South Africa’s HIV kids at risk!

Mbombela – For the past two months, Elsie has been receiving daily calls from desperate children surviving on HIV... Read more

21 Mar

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Halt in US HIV funds could cost SA 500,000 lives over 10 years – foundation

Johannesburg – A halt in US funds to South Africa’s HIV/Aids programmes could lead to more than 500,000 deaths... Read more

28 Feb

Countries

Lesotho HIV programmes face collapse after US cuts – NGOs

Maseru – Life-saving HIV programmes in Lesotho are at risk of collapse following the loss of US foreign aid,... Read more

19 Feb

Countries

WATCH | Nearly 8 million living with HIV in SA: Mashatile pushes for increased screening and care

Cape Town – Deputy President Paul Mashatile has called for collective action in South Africa’s fight against HIV and... Read more

2 Dec, 2024

News

AU to push renewal of US AIDS plan

Addis Ababa – The African Union’s health watchdog said on Sunday the continent’s leaders will “send a strong message”... Read more

19 Feb, 2024

World

Chinese dissident doctor and AIDS whistleblower dies aged 95

Washington – A dissident doctor who became China’s most outspoken and celebrated AIDS campaigner, spending years under government pressure... Read more

12 Dec, 2023

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