Civil society organisations (CSOs) globally face investigation, restrictions and harassment in dozens of countries after US President Donald Trump claimed that the US Agency for International Development (USAID) was run by “radical left lunatics” and Elon Musk claimed that several grantees supported terror organisations. This is according to a recent survey carried out by the […] Continue reading ->
Cuts to global immunisation budgets are hitting measles vaccine coverage, disease surveillance, laboratory networks and outbreak response the hardest, according to the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE). SAGE, which advises the World Health Organization (WHO) on immunisation, issued the warning at a media briefing on Tuesday after its four-day biannual meeting. It warned […] Continue reading ->
The list of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) projects that the Trump administration has cancelled runs to 368 pages and provides a rare glimpse of the extent of the US international influence. READ HERE: USAID Terminated Awards (6 March 2025) Projects vary from huge infrastructure support programmes (14 to unspecified countries worth $800 […] Continue reading ->