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Health Policy Watch: US Terminates Thousands of Life-Saving Global Health Grants Including For HIV, TB and Malaria
Published February 26, 2025
The Trump administration has terminated the contracts of nearly 10,000 global health projects funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) or the US State Department – including projects to provide vital diagnosis and treatment for HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria, as well as humanitarian aid projects providing nutrition and…
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EGPAF Statement - Lifesaving Services Terminated for 10,000 Children and 10,000 Pregnant Women
Published February 26, 2025
Late yesterday, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) received award termination notices for three of its primary USAID agreements, which had previously received approval to resume limited work under the PEPFAR waiver for lifesaving work from the Department of State. These agreements cover HIV programming in Lesotho, Eswatini, and Tanzania that serves pregnant women,…
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Politico: USAID cuts expected to devastate global health
Published February 26, 2025
The Trump administration has decided that hundreds of programs aimed at helping people in the world’s poorest countries stay alive are no longer in the national interest. The sweeping cuts in foreign aid announced Wednesday will slash HIV treatment, prevention and research, health services to treat malaria, and care for…
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EGPAF Statement - Resuming Lifesaving Work
Published February 19, 2025
An Update from EGPAF The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) has resumed work in many of our country programs for our lifesaving activities that align with the Department of State’s waiver, including HIV testing, care and treatment; pediatric and adolescent care; prevention of mother-to-child transmission; and treatment of…
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Using an App for COVID-19 Contact Tracing Costs Less Per Person Traced Than Manual Tracing
Published February 19, 2025
Introduction SARS-CoV-2 contact tracing in Cameroon has been done manually using paper forms and phone calls. However, there were reports of inaccurate contact details, resulting in delays in identifying and testing contacts. A recently introduced digital contact-tracing module using the Mamal Pro app automatically sends SMS messages to notify all…
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New York Times: Emergency Food, TB Tests and H.I.V. Drugs: Vital Health Aid Remains Frozen Despite Court Ruling
Published February 19, 2025
Funds for vital health programs around the world remain frozen and their work has not been able to resume, despite a federal judge’s order that temporarily halted the Trump administration’s dismantling of the government’s main foreign aid agency. Full article at New York Times: Emergency Food, TB Tests…
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Devex: Where is the political demand to eliminate pediatric HIV/AIDS?
Published February 11, 2025
Devex: Where is the political demand to eliminate pediatric HIV/AIDS?Advancements in children’s health such as universal childhood immunization have been “astonishing,” but progress has stalled — and new ways of thinking need to be adopted to kick-start them back into gear. That’s according to Chip Lyons, who…
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BBC: Fact-checking Elon Musk's claims in the Oval Office
Published February 11, 2025
Elon Musk has made a number of exaggerated or unevidenced claims during an Oval Office event alongside President Donald Trump. The billionaire, who was making his first major media appearance since beginning his role as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge), said his team was seeking to…
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EGPAF Statement - Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation Names New President
Published February 6, 2025
The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF), a proven leader in the global fight for an AIDS-free generation and a founding partner of HealthX Partners, announced today that its board of directors has named Dr. Doris Macharia EGPAF’s new president. Dr. Macharia succeeds Charles “Chip” Lyons, who retired from…