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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.
Governance

United States Pulls Funding for South Africa, Threatening HIV Defenses

by Emily Bass, Nomfundo Eland, Thomas McHale, Karen Naimer, Yvette Raphael

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

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.
Governance

NIH Budget Cuts Threaten HIV Research

by Stacey Hannah, Mitchell Warren

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

Governance

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

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

Securing Sustainable Funding for Civil Society Organizations

by Michael Elhardt, Robert Hecht, Chris Collins
HIV-positive members of a self-help group meet with a caregiver in the village of Michelo, Zambia, on February 23, 2015.
Poverty

Lenacapavir: the HIV Breakthrough Proving Why NIH Funding Matters

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

As Defunded HIV Programs Thin, Uneven Resilience Emerges

by mike Reid, Jirair Ratevosian
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.
Urbanization

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

by Sarah Morris, Jirair Ratevosian
HIV patients chat at Nkosi's Haven, in south of Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 28, 2014.
Governance

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

by Jirair Ratevosian
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.
Trade

Lenacapavir Can Transform HIV Prevention—If Countries Support Access 

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

The United States Maintains Its Global Fund Commitment

by Prashant Yadav, Elena Every
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
Governance

Questions for the America First Global Health Strategy

by Jennifer Kates, Debbie Stenoien, Michael Ruffner, Allyala Nandakumar
A nurse administers polio vaccine to a child during her community outreach program, in Mushelusi village, in Bulambuli district, Uganda, on September 10, 2025.
Governance

America First in Global Health: How Africa Should Respond

by Ebere Okereke
Scientific officer Anathi Nkayi works in the research lab at the University of Cape Town's Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, in Cape Town, South Africa February 17, 2025.