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A forklift unloads boxes containing vials of the R21 malaria vaccine inside a cold room at the Serum Institute of India, in Pune, India, on February 27, 2024.

Making Aid Transition Work: Seven Lessons From the Private Sector

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As global health financing shifts toward country self-reliance, emphasis on principles like measurement and accountability can guide implementation

A boy holds his grandmother's hand after taking his medication at Nkosi's Haven, which provides residential care for low-income HIV-positive mothers and their children, in Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 28, 2014.

United States Pulls Funding for South Africa, Threatening HIV Defenses

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Abruptly ending all U.S. foreign aid for health to South Africa will deepen care disruptions and could lead to a surge in new HIV infections

NIH Budget Cuts Threaten HIV Research

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AVAC leaders warn that the Trump administration's proposed funding rollback to the National Institutes of Health could derail the vaccine needed to end HIV

A scientific officer works in the research lab at the University of Cape Town's Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, in Cape Town, South Africa, on February 17, 2025.

Why U.S.-Zambia Foreign Aid Negotiations Should Continue

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International Vaccine Access Center lead William Moss explains why Zambia needs funding to maintain progress on malaria, HIV, and vaccination programs

A home-based caregiver visits an HIV/AIDS patient in her home in Matero township, Lusaka, Zambia, on April 17, 2012.

Securing Sustainable Funding for Civil Society Organizations

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The United States and Global Fund should work with partner governments to transition support for groups delivering HIV and tuberculosis services after aid cuts

HIV-positive members of a self-help group meet with a caregiver in the village of Michelo, Zambia, on February 23, 2015.

Lenacapavir: the HIV Breakthrough Proving Why NIH Funding Matters

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Biomedical advances such as lenacapavir depend on years of publicly funded basic research

A health official holds Lenacapavir, a long‑acting HIV prevention treatment, in Epworth outside the capital Harare, Zimbabwe, February 19, 2026.REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

As Defunded HIV Programs Thin, Uneven Resilience Emerges

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The latest data for the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief shows how HIV programs are scaling back on epidemic control

An HIV patient places her hand on her forehead during a visit by a caregiver at her home, in Lusaka, Zambia, on April 17, 2012.

How AI "Besties" in South Africa Are Changing Uptake of HIV Medication

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Chatbot companions, such as Aimee, are part of a broad wave of digital health tools being tested across HIV programs

HIV patients chat at Nkosi's Haven, in south of Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 28, 2014.

What $50 Billion for U.S. Foreign Affairs Changes for Global Health

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PEPFAR's former chief of staff describes how new legislation marks a turning point for U.S. foreign assistance

A Service Yezu Mwiza nurse hands medication to an HIV patient, who is also suffering from malaria, at her home, in Gatumba, Burundi, on April 19, 2013.

Lenacapavir Can Transform HIV Prevention—If Countries Support Access

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By 2030, nearly 60% of global PrEP demand will be concentrated in historically underserved communities

A person who contracted HIV after losing access to PrEP, washes his face, in Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria, on May 31, 2025.

The United States Maintains Its Global Fund Commitment

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The $4.6 billion pledge shows the willingness of the United States to support multilateral agencies that meet certain criteria

Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store listens during the Global Fund event on November 21, 2025, in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa, ahead of the G20 Summit, which begins tomorrow. Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS

Questions for the America First Global Health Strategy

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Transitioning to time-bound, bilateral agreements with partner countries could create gaps in service continuity and health financing

A nurse administers polio vaccine to a child during her community outreach program, in Mushelusi village, in Bulambuli district, Uganda, on September 10, 2025.