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Why is ending AIDS getting harder when HIV tools are better than ever?

A new #GlobalHealthMatter ep!

Dr. @GarryAslanyan sits down with @MagdaNRobalo (@IGHD_GB) and Marina Vergueiro of Luso+ to unpack where the fight against HIV/AIDS stands today.

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BREAKING: Germany Declines to Nominate Candidate for Upcoming @WHO Director-General Election

Germany’s WHO nomination decision comes amid proposed cuts to global health funding. Its draft 2027 budget would reduce flexible pandemic preparedness funding by 15.3%.

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INSIDE VIEW: Dr. Jirair Ratevosian

The @GlobalFund has helped save 70 million lives since 2002. As it prepares to choose a new executive director, questions are growing over how much the wider global health community will hear from the candidates.

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Namibia has rejected US demands for access to health data and pathogen information in talks over renewed HIV support.

The dispute comes as @WHO members negotiate global rules for pathogen access and benefit-sharing.

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