USAID cuts rip through African health care systems

US funding cuts for Aids-HIV fight

Thailand's success in battling the HIV/Aids epidemic has been due, in part, to two major sources of funding from the United States: the US President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (PEPFAR) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID).

An Interview With A Fired USAID Education Officer

When Joel Runnels graduated from college, he followed the age-old tradition of young people who don't quite know what they want to do with their lives, which is to say he applied to the Peace Corps. Runnels had studied American Sign Language in college and, as someone who grew up with a speech impediment, he also had a lifelong affinity for working with people with disabilities. The Peace Corps, under the mistaken impression that there's one uni…

USAID cuts rip through African health care systems

As clouds gather and humidity rises across west Africa, whose annual rains bring an uptick of deadly, malaria-carrying mosquitoes, Musa Adamu Ibrahim, a nurse, is sitting at home, unemployed.

Uganda: Loss of U.S. Aid Highlights Africa's Slow Progress On Medical Research Goals

Kampala, Uganda -- Could the loss of US funding be the catalyst countries like Uganda need to more fully fund their own research -- and focus on the continent's true needs?

Another 150 000 HIV infections possible by 2028 from aid cuts - Juta MedicalBrief

A modelling study commissioned by the National Department of Health into the impact of the Pepfar funding cuts has revealed that this could result in another 150 000 to 295 000 HIV infections in SA by the end of 2028 – unless the government covers some of the defunded services. Business Day reports that the study was authored by researchers at the Universities of Cape Town and the Witwatersrand. The SA research parallels a separate modelling stu…

Foreign Aid Cuts Jeopardize Malaria Gains in Africa and Beyond

🌍Since 2000, investments in the global malaria response have prevented more than 2 billion cases and nearly 13 million deaths. Yet efforts to control and eliminate malaria are in jeopardy as communities and programmes face the fallout of recent funding cuts. Malaria is preventable and curable – but without prompt diagnosis and treatment, it can