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Anti-malaria funding cuts could lead to ‘deadliest resurgence ever’, study warns

Expected reduction in contributions by wealthy countries likely to cost millions of lives and billions in lost growth

The Guardian - UK

Cuts to world’s biggest malaria fund risk a million more deaths – including 750,000 children

The Global Fund pays for more than half of the world’s malaria treatment and prevention, with the UK being one of its main contributors

The Independent UK

Stark plea for UK not to cut aid funding to fight biggest killer infections

Polling finds two-thirds of Brits believe the UK should increase or maintain its support for the Global Fund in battle against HIV, TB and Malaria

The Independent UK

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Keir Starmer pressed not to slash UK contribution to global aid fund

Polling finds majority consider £1bn funding for Aids, TB and malaria vaccines a UK success story

The Guardian - UK

Proposed UK cuts to global aid fund could lead to 300,000 preventable deaths, say charities

Exclusive: 20% reduction in contribution to Aids, TB and malaria funding expected to be announced next month

The Guardian - UK

Cheap supplies of HIV-prevention jab for poorer countries hailed as ‘genuine chance to end’ global epidemic

Lenacapavir described as ‘next best thing’ to an HIV vaccine will cost $40 a year for each patient in 120 countries from 2027, funders say

The Guardian - UK

'Millions of Children Are at Risk of Dying': Bill Gates's Dire Warning as He Pledges a Bombshell $912 Million to Fight Killer Diseases

Bill Gates has pledged $912 million to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, warning that cuts in global aid threaten to undo decades of progress in reducing child mortality.

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On the road with the minister tasked with defending Britain’s painful aid cuts to Ghana

Jenny Chapman is shown the impact of her government’s ever-diminishing assistance on her first trip accompanied by the media since taking charge of development

The Guardian - UK

Voices: Cutting aid funding now could bring a dangerous resurgence in malaria

COMMENT: A resurgence in malaria would mean tens of thousands of young children dying, writes Gareth Jenkins, despite there being effective means of helping them

The Independent UK

The US will buy 2 million doses of an HIV prevention drug for low-income countries

The U.S. is purchasing enough doses of a new twice-a-year HIV prevention shot to share with up to 2 million people in poor countries by 2028

The Independent UK

Deadly infectious diseases on Australia's doorstep

Australia has been urged to help fight the deadly infectious diseases on its doorstep, including two major HIV outbreaks.

AAP

When developing countries band together, lifesaving drugs become cheaper and easier to buy − with trade-offs

Procuring lifesaving drugs is a daunting challenge in many low- and middle-income countries. Essential treatments are often neither available nor affordable in these nations, even decades after the drugs entered the market.

The Conversation

Millions of doses of ‘pandemic-ending’ HIV jab at risk over Trump’s aid cuts

INTERVIEW: The funding for 2 million people to receive the twice-yearly preventative treatment lenacapavir is ‘receding in the chaos’ of the US president’s decision, the doctor behind the trial of the drug tells Rachel Schraer

The Independent UK

Trump blames Europe as deadly impact of US cuts on Aids pandemic grows

Trump lashes out at France and Germany amid growing evidence that HIV patients are being denied life-saving drugs. Bel Trew reports

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - US

Elon Musk says Doge didn’t cut HIV programs. But it threw a ‘miracle drug’ into chaos

Global health officials say USAID cuts upended their work, as billionaire claims he will fix any defunding ‘right now’

The Independent UK

South Africa says Trump's aid cuts stripped more than 8,000 health workers from its HIV program

The Trump administration’s dismantling of USAID has put more than 8,000 health workers in South Africa’s national HIV program out of work

The Independent UK

The Gates Foundation’s first 25 years: How it changed global health and philanthropy

In its first 25 years, the Gates Foundation became one of the world’s largest charitable foundations and one of the most powerful institutions in global health

Fortune

Bill Gates now drives an electric Fiat500 with a top speed of 100mph

Philanthropist Bill Gates revealed he was gifted an EV from Fiat by U2 frontman Bono for his birthday.

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The Conversation

Pepfar funding to fight HIV/Aids has saved 26 million lives since 2003: how cutting it will hurt Africa

The US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief has been a cornerstone of global HIV/Aids prevention, care and treatment for over two decades. Pepfar has enjoyed broad bipartisan support in the US, but its future is now uncertain. Public health scholars Eric A. Friedman, Sarah A. Wetter and Lawrence O.…

The Conversation

Trump White House’s disengagement from HIV/AIDS response could have lethal consequences

With the endless stream of announcements, reversals, measures and countermeasures coming from the new administration of United States President Donald Trump, it has become difficult to make sense of what is just noise or opening negotiation offers and what constitutes actual policy change.

Tom’s Guide

Bright red iPhone 15 refresh teased — what we know

The organization behind the (PRODUCT)Red movement teased a potential new iPhone 15 in red.

The Guardian - UK

New types of mosquito bed nets could cut malaria risk by up to half, trial finds

Changing the mixture of insecticide used in the netting has proved effective in fight against the disease that killed 600,000 in 2022

The Independent UK

At least $2.1 billion in new funds pledged at COP28, as foundations focus on health and agriculture

With the United Nations climate talks wrapping up in Dubai, foundations and other funders pledged at least $2.1 billion in new financing to reduce climate impacts, especially from agriculture

Evening Standard

Sir Elton John tells Parliament: 'We can be first country to defeat HIV'

The singer-songwriter was honoured at a reception hosted at the Speaker’s House for his commitment to ending the Aids epidemic

The Independent UK

Elton John addresses Parliament urging leaders to do more to end Aids epidemic

The British singer-songwriter was honoured at a reception hosted at the Speaker’s House for his commitment to ending the Aids epidemic.

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