Massive $200 Million TB Research Programme Derailed By U.S. Funding Cuts
spotlight
Just over a month after US President Donald Trump implemented a 90-day freeze of all foreign assistance, the future looks very uncertain for tuberculosis research. Among others, a… Read more »
Trump to Slash USAID's Foreign Assistance Budget By 92 Percent
Premium Times
The agency said the slash in the USAID programme is part of a review to significantly reduce US foreign assistance to countries. Read more »
Research Hub Aims to Decode Health Challenges Facing 'People of the Dew'
spotlight
A new health research hub brings hope of improving health services in the Rustenburg Valley in the North West Province. Spotlight finds out more about how the Bafokeng Health and… Read more »
African Countries Urged to Mobilise Alternative Funding for HIV, TB and Malaria Prevention Amid Financing Crisis
New Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN African Development Community (SADC) health ministers have called upon governments to mobilize alternative funding sources to sustain critical health programs, including… Read more »
USAID's Apparent Demise and the Us Withdrawal From Who Put Millions of Lives Worldwide At Risk and Imperil Us National Security [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
On his first day in office, Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald Trump began a drastic reshaping of the United States' role in global health as part of the first 26 executive orders of… Read more »
South Africa and the UK Co-Host the Eighth Replenishment of the Global Fund
Global Fund
Under its G20 Presidency, South Africa highlights the urgent need for sustained investment in health systems, vital for the continent and the world's stability, while the UK… Read more »
Tuberculosis Treatment in Jeopardy As Zimbabwe Loses U.S. Aid
Global Press Journal
The sudden halt of USAID funding threatens the country's fragile TB response, putting thousands of patients at risk. Read more »
Government Concerned About Impact of Pausing Aid for HIV, TB Programmes
SAnews.gov.za
President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed concern at the potential impact of the decision by the United States government to suspend some of its funding for HIV and Tuberculosis (TB)… Read more »
TB Survivors Network - Game Changer in National Response
The Herald
Tuberculosis remains one of the leading killer diseases in Zimbabwe and many other African countries. Read more »
