The shutdown of the USAID headquarters happened five days after over 215 000 people living with HIV in Eswatini heaved a sigh of relief as the United States approved an ‘Emergency Humanitarian Waiver.

Back to the topic of today, on January 20, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order initiating the United States’ (US) withdrawal from the World Health Organisation (WHO). Additionally, this ...

As a result, the US State Department suspended the disbursement of funds from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). PEPFAR is providing HIV treatment for more than 20 million ...

PEPFAR, a $7.5 billion program under the governance of the State Department, was due for a 5-year reauthorization in 2023. After avoiding a Republican effort to end the program, it was renewed for ...

PEPFAR, a $7.5 billion program under the governance of the State Department, was due for a five-year reauthorization in 2023. After avoiding a Republican effort to end the program, it was renewed for ...

I recently watched a war movie in which the threat of “friendly fire” hung over soldiers on the front lines. Those behind the lines would lob shells that took out people on their side, decimating and ...

This directive, at first, included one of the most successful, lauded health programs in U.S. history—the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief, or PEPFAR, launched by President George W.

That is, they did until Monday. That's when the clinic, which has been funded by the U.S. initiative PEPFAR, says it received orders from the U.S. government to stop all work immediately.