US led ‘historic’ foreign aid decline in 2025 amid Trump cuts: OECD
A forum of top economies in Europe and Americas says aid from members declined 23 percent as humanitarian needs grow.
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Rubio announces 83 percent of USAID contracts cancelled under Trump
Trump administration has targeted USAID as part of president’s efforts to trim government spending and reduce ‘waste’.
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Africa HIV deaths to mount, as Trump stops funding. Here’s why
In South Africa alone, funding cuts could lead to 500,000 deaths in 10 years, experts warn.
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What is USAID, and how central is it to US foreign policy?
Elon Musk’s criticism of USAID has sparked debate over whether the aid agency should be permanently closed.
‘They give me hope’: Beating HIV stigma with community support in Zimbabwe
Twenty years since antiretroviral therapy was rolled out in the country, HIV/AIDS patients are living full lives.
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For 20 years, this AIDS relief plan enjoyed broad US support. What changed?
Credited with saving 25 million lives, the AIDS programme PEPFAR now faces an uncertain future in a divided US Congress.
US to consider visa restrictions over Uganda anti-gay law
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says legislation, which includes the death penalty, is deeply troubling.
US relaxes restrictions for gay, bisexual men to donate blood
Updated guidelines will replace three-month abstinence rule that LGBTQ advocates had long decried as discriminatory.
Biden administration appeals US ruling on health coverage mandate
Case could decide whether Obamacare can require insurance providers to cover preventive services for cancer and HIV.
In Uganda, injectable HIV treatment offers hope to patients
The treatment is the first non-pill option against HIV and studies show that it outperforms the efficacy of oral pills.
An HIV-free world is finally within reach
But to get there we need to give everyone, everywhere equal access to groundbreaking new drugs and treatments.
