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African countries scale up local HIV budgets

  As international funding rapidly recedes, African countries — among those with the highest new HIV infection rates are turning to domestic resources to provide sustainable healthcare for patients. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | African countries have begun ramping up domestic financing of HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment to mitigate …

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Lira hospital grapples with poor waste disposal by visitors

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities at Lira Regional Referral Hospital (LRRH) have raised concerns over the reckless disposal of waste by members of the public, particularly patient attendants, within the hospital premises. Despite the presence of strategically placed waste disposal bins, plastic bottles, polythene bags, and food remains …

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In Pictures: Farewell USAID in Uganda

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | USAID has been present in Uganda for over sixty years. It has funded development in agriculture, education and research in HIV/AIDS among others. USAID had a very significant impact of HIV/AID prevention and treatment efforts through PEPFAR. Specifically for HIV, at a time when …

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USAID officially shuts down

WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) officially shut down on Tuesday, which was criticized by former U.S. Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush. Meanwhile, the USAID will be merged into the U.S. State Department from Tuesday. According to an earlier …

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Byanyima wants Trump to fund injectable Lenacapavir for PrEP

Johannesberg, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT | Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of injectable lenacapavir (LEN) for the prevention of HIV as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). LEN, developed by Gilead Sciences, is a twice-yearly injectable PrEP option that showed nearly complete protection against HIV in the landmark PURPOSE 1 and 2 …

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AFDB: Africans should stop crying over lost USAID aid

“Africa should improve governance in order to improve transparency, close illicit financial flows. Africa loses almost ninety billion dollars every year. That is far much more than we get from aid and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) every year” Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire | THE INDEPENDENT | African Development Bank Group Secretary General …

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