PEPFAR Spared for Now – But US Spending on Global Health Programs Still Face Cuts 16/07/2025 Edith Magak KIGALI – Relief swept through delegates at the International AIDS Society (IAS) conference in Kigali, Rwanda, as news broke that the US Senate had moved to shield the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) from proposed budget cuts. Late Tuesday, the US Senate agreed to exempt the flagship HIV program from a planned $400 […] Continue reading -> The $40 Question: Can Africa Close the Health Financing Gap? 04/03/2025 Edith Magak KIGALI, Rwanda – On average, African Health Ministers only have $40 per capita for health expenditure in comparison to $4,000 that ministers in many high-income countries have. How the continent can provide the maximum level of healthcare with such limited resources is one of the key questions that delegates to the Sixth Africa Health Agenda […] Continue reading -> ‘The Centre Must Hold’: Africa’s Health Leaders Rally for Bold Action 03/03/2025 Edith Magak KIGALI, Rwanda – “Sad”, “Worried” and “The centre is shaking”, were some of the reactions of African health leaders to the termination of US aid at a media briefing on Sunday (2 March) ahead of the 6th Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC). But speakers also stressed the need for resilience and swift action at […] Continue reading -> Transformative Potential of Long-Acting Preventive Drugs Takes Centre Stage at HIV Conference 14/10/2024 Edith Magak LIMA, Peru – The infection-prevention potential of Lenacapavir, the long-acting anti-HIV injectable administered just twice a year, took centre stage at the fifth HIV Research for Prevention Conference (HIVR4P) held last week. However, several other important studies were also unveiled, including an injectable that combines contraception and HIV protection, results from a three-month vaginal ring, […] Continue reading ->
The $40 Question: Can Africa Close the Health Financing Gap? 04/03/2025 Edith Magak KIGALI, Rwanda – On average, African Health Ministers only have $40 per capita for health expenditure in comparison to $4,000 that ministers in many high-income countries have. How the continent can provide the maximum level of healthcare with such limited resources is one of the key questions that delegates to the Sixth Africa Health Agenda […] Continue reading -> ‘The Centre Must Hold’: Africa’s Health Leaders Rally for Bold Action 03/03/2025 Edith Magak KIGALI, Rwanda – “Sad”, “Worried” and “The centre is shaking”, were some of the reactions of African health leaders to the termination of US aid at a media briefing on Sunday (2 March) ahead of the 6th Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC). But speakers also stressed the need for resilience and swift action at […] Continue reading -> Transformative Potential of Long-Acting Preventive Drugs Takes Centre Stage at HIV Conference 14/10/2024 Edith Magak LIMA, Peru – The infection-prevention potential of Lenacapavir, the long-acting anti-HIV injectable administered just twice a year, took centre stage at the fifth HIV Research for Prevention Conference (HIVR4P) held last week. However, several other important studies were also unveiled, including an injectable that combines contraception and HIV protection, results from a three-month vaginal ring, […] Continue reading ->
‘The Centre Must Hold’: Africa’s Health Leaders Rally for Bold Action 03/03/2025 Edith Magak KIGALI, Rwanda – “Sad”, “Worried” and “The centre is shaking”, were some of the reactions of African health leaders to the termination of US aid at a media briefing on Sunday (2 March) ahead of the 6th Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC). But speakers also stressed the need for resilience and swift action at […] Continue reading -> Transformative Potential of Long-Acting Preventive Drugs Takes Centre Stage at HIV Conference 14/10/2024 Edith Magak LIMA, Peru – The infection-prevention potential of Lenacapavir, the long-acting anti-HIV injectable administered just twice a year, took centre stage at the fifth HIV Research for Prevention Conference (HIVR4P) held last week. However, several other important studies were also unveiled, including an injectable that combines contraception and HIV protection, results from a three-month vaginal ring, […] Continue reading ->
Transformative Potential of Long-Acting Preventive Drugs Takes Centre Stage at HIV Conference 14/10/2024 Edith Magak LIMA, Peru – The infection-prevention potential of Lenacapavir, the long-acting anti-HIV injectable administered just twice a year, took centre stage at the fifth HIV Research for Prevention Conference (HIVR4P) held last week. However, several other important studies were also unveiled, including an injectable that combines contraception and HIV protection, results from a three-month vaginal ring, […] Continue reading ->