Plunging HIV Budgets Cast Dark Shadow Over UN High-Level Meeting 10/06/2026 Kerry Cullinan Precipitous aid cuts are casting a huge shadow over the United Nations High-Level Meeting (HLM) on HIV on 22-23 June, with new research indicating that some countries could face almost total cuts in aid from the United States by 2030. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned last week that the world is far from achieving […] Continue reading -> The Rich ‘Had a Good Pandemic’: How Inequality Weakens Disease Responses 03/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan The poorest people and countries suffer the most during pandemics, setting in motion a “vicious cycle” of inequality where those who suffer the most are least equipped to address disease outbreaks, according to the Global Council on Inequality, AIDS and Pandemics in a report released on Monday (3 November). The COVID-19 pandemic pushed 165 million […] Continue reading -> With Future of UNAIDS in Question, Top Official Says ‘Very Difficult’ to Envision 2026 Shutdown 17/10/2025 Stefan Anderson BERLIN — A top UNAIDS official told delegates at the World Health Summit this week that it would be “very difficult” to envision shutting down the agency by the end of 2026, pushing back against a controversial proposal from UN Secretary-General António Guterres that has triggered an outcry from civil society groups and member states. […] Continue reading -> Exclusive: Full Text of UN80 Task Force Pitch for Streamlined UN; UNAIDs Merger with WHO 02/05/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Merging WHO and UNAIDs, and combining the “operational” component of WHO’s Emergencies response with that of other agencies are just two among the several dozen ideas pitched by the UN80 Initiative Task Force – in the full text of options for interagency budget cuts and efficiencies, obtained by Health Policy Watch. The list of over […] Continue reading -> Trump, Musk Tell USAID: ‘Time to Die’ 03/02/2025 Stefan Anderson The richest man in the world and the President of the United States sent a message over the weekend to USAID, the world’s largest provider of humanitarian assistance depended on for survival by millions of the world’s poorest people: “Time to die.” Two weeks into Donald Trump’s return to the Oval Office, the Washington headquarters […] Continue reading -> Progress to End AIDS in Georgia ‘Threatened’ by New Anti-LGBTQ+ Law 01/10/2024 Sophia Samantaroy UNAIDS expressed “deep concern” Wednesday over Georgia’s newly adopted anti-LGBTQ+ law, saying that it could threaten progress made over the past decade to end AIDS in the former Soviet republic of 3.7 million people at the crossroads between Europe and Asia. The new legislation exacerbates stigma and hinders “LGBTQ+ people’s access to essential health services” […] Continue reading -> Ukraine’s Health System Under Siege: Lessons in Resilience from a Country at War 14/10/2023 Stefan Anderson On the morning of October 10, 2022, Russia launched a barrage of over 100 cruise missiles and suicide drones at Ukraine’s power grid and water supply, striking civilian areas across the country. One of the first targets hit were the streets around Kyiv City Clinical Hospital 5, a medical facility with hundreds of beds in […] Continue reading -> AIDS Killed One Person per Minute in 2022: Women and Girls in sub-Saharan Africa Remain Most Vulnerable 13/07/2023 Megha Kaveri Despite the giant strides the world has made in combating the HIV epidemic, the high rate of infections among women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa, as well as childhood HIV infections, continue to hamper progress. “Four thousand adolescent girls and young women acquired HIV every single week. That’s a crisis every single week. 3,100 of […] Continue reading -> Lives Are At Risk as Anti-Abortion Groups Attack HIV Programme PEPFAR 20/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan One of the most successful US aid programmes, the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) – which has saved 25 million lives in its 20 years of existence – is facing a right-wing backlash based on misinformation. PEPFAR’s five-year budget is due for re-funding by the US Senate and Congress by 30 September, […] Continue reading -> Fully Funded HIV Response Will Decrease New Infections by 40% to 90% 13/04/2023 Megha Kaveri Ensuring that the HIV responses in countries receive full funding will not only lead to a 40% to 90% reduction in new infections but also result in substantial social and economic benefits, a new report launched by UNAIDS said. The socio-economic benefits countries with a fully financed HIV response will gain are higher educational outcomes, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
The Rich ‘Had a Good Pandemic’: How Inequality Weakens Disease Responses 03/11/2025 Kerry Cullinan The poorest people and countries suffer the most during pandemics, setting in motion a “vicious cycle” of inequality where those who suffer the most are least equipped to address disease outbreaks, according to the Global Council on Inequality, AIDS and Pandemics in a report released on Monday (3 November). The COVID-19 pandemic pushed 165 million […] Continue reading -> With Future of UNAIDS in Question, Top Official Says ‘Very Difficult’ to Envision 2026 Shutdown 17/10/2025 Stefan Anderson BERLIN — A top UNAIDS official told delegates at the World Health Summit this week that it would be “very difficult” to envision shutting down the agency by the end of 2026, pushing back against a controversial proposal from UN Secretary-General António Guterres that has triggered an outcry from civil society groups and member states. […] Continue reading -> Exclusive: Full Text of UN80 Task Force Pitch for Streamlined UN; UNAIDs Merger with WHO 02/05/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Merging WHO and UNAIDs, and combining the “operational” component of WHO’s Emergencies response with that of other agencies are just two among the several dozen ideas pitched by the UN80 Initiative Task Force – in the full text of options for interagency budget cuts and efficiencies, obtained by Health Policy Watch. The list of over […] Continue reading -> Trump, Musk Tell USAID: ‘Time to Die’ 03/02/2025 Stefan Anderson The richest man in the world and the President of the United States sent a message over the weekend to USAID, the world’s largest provider of humanitarian assistance depended on for survival by millions of the world’s poorest people: “Time to die.” Two weeks into Donald Trump’s return to the Oval Office, the Washington headquarters […] Continue reading -> Progress to End AIDS in Georgia ‘Threatened’ by New Anti-LGBTQ+ Law 01/10/2024 Sophia Samantaroy UNAIDS expressed “deep concern” Wednesday over Georgia’s newly adopted anti-LGBTQ+ law, saying that it could threaten progress made over the past decade to end AIDS in the former Soviet republic of 3.7 million people at the crossroads between Europe and Asia. The new legislation exacerbates stigma and hinders “LGBTQ+ people’s access to essential health services” […] Continue reading -> Ukraine’s Health System Under Siege: Lessons in Resilience from a Country at War 14/10/2023 Stefan Anderson On the morning of October 10, 2022, Russia launched a barrage of over 100 cruise missiles and suicide drones at Ukraine’s power grid and water supply, striking civilian areas across the country. One of the first targets hit were the streets around Kyiv City Clinical Hospital 5, a medical facility with hundreds of beds in […] Continue reading -> AIDS Killed One Person per Minute in 2022: Women and Girls in sub-Saharan Africa Remain Most Vulnerable 13/07/2023 Megha Kaveri Despite the giant strides the world has made in combating the HIV epidemic, the high rate of infections among women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa, as well as childhood HIV infections, continue to hamper progress. “Four thousand adolescent girls and young women acquired HIV every single week. That’s a crisis every single week. 3,100 of […] Continue reading -> Lives Are At Risk as Anti-Abortion Groups Attack HIV Programme PEPFAR 20/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan One of the most successful US aid programmes, the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) – which has saved 25 million lives in its 20 years of existence – is facing a right-wing backlash based on misinformation. PEPFAR’s five-year budget is due for re-funding by the US Senate and Congress by 30 September, […] Continue reading -> Fully Funded HIV Response Will Decrease New Infections by 40% to 90% 13/04/2023 Megha Kaveri Ensuring that the HIV responses in countries receive full funding will not only lead to a 40% to 90% reduction in new infections but also result in substantial social and economic benefits, a new report launched by UNAIDS said. The socio-economic benefits countries with a fully financed HIV response will gain are higher educational outcomes, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
With Future of UNAIDS in Question, Top Official Says ‘Very Difficult’ to Envision 2026 Shutdown 17/10/2025 Stefan Anderson BERLIN — A top UNAIDS official told delegates at the World Health Summit this week that it would be “very difficult” to envision shutting down the agency by the end of 2026, pushing back against a controversial proposal from UN Secretary-General António Guterres that has triggered an outcry from civil society groups and member states. […] Continue reading -> Exclusive: Full Text of UN80 Task Force Pitch for Streamlined UN; UNAIDs Merger with WHO 02/05/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Merging WHO and UNAIDs, and combining the “operational” component of WHO’s Emergencies response with that of other agencies are just two among the several dozen ideas pitched by the UN80 Initiative Task Force – in the full text of options for interagency budget cuts and efficiencies, obtained by Health Policy Watch. The list of over […] Continue reading -> Trump, Musk Tell USAID: ‘Time to Die’ 03/02/2025 Stefan Anderson The richest man in the world and the President of the United States sent a message over the weekend to USAID, the world’s largest provider of humanitarian assistance depended on for survival by millions of the world’s poorest people: “Time to die.” Two weeks into Donald Trump’s return to the Oval Office, the Washington headquarters […] Continue reading -> Progress to End AIDS in Georgia ‘Threatened’ by New Anti-LGBTQ+ Law 01/10/2024 Sophia Samantaroy UNAIDS expressed “deep concern” Wednesday over Georgia’s newly adopted anti-LGBTQ+ law, saying that it could threaten progress made over the past decade to end AIDS in the former Soviet republic of 3.7 million people at the crossroads between Europe and Asia. The new legislation exacerbates stigma and hinders “LGBTQ+ people’s access to essential health services” […] Continue reading -> Ukraine’s Health System Under Siege: Lessons in Resilience from a Country at War 14/10/2023 Stefan Anderson On the morning of October 10, 2022, Russia launched a barrage of over 100 cruise missiles and suicide drones at Ukraine’s power grid and water supply, striking civilian areas across the country. One of the first targets hit were the streets around Kyiv City Clinical Hospital 5, a medical facility with hundreds of beds in […] Continue reading -> AIDS Killed One Person per Minute in 2022: Women and Girls in sub-Saharan Africa Remain Most Vulnerable 13/07/2023 Megha Kaveri Despite the giant strides the world has made in combating the HIV epidemic, the high rate of infections among women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa, as well as childhood HIV infections, continue to hamper progress. “Four thousand adolescent girls and young women acquired HIV every single week. That’s a crisis every single week. 3,100 of […] Continue reading -> Lives Are At Risk as Anti-Abortion Groups Attack HIV Programme PEPFAR 20/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan One of the most successful US aid programmes, the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) – which has saved 25 million lives in its 20 years of existence – is facing a right-wing backlash based on misinformation. PEPFAR’s five-year budget is due for re-funding by the US Senate and Congress by 30 September, […] Continue reading -> Fully Funded HIV Response Will Decrease New Infections by 40% to 90% 13/04/2023 Megha Kaveri Ensuring that the HIV responses in countries receive full funding will not only lead to a 40% to 90% reduction in new infections but also result in substantial social and economic benefits, a new report launched by UNAIDS said. The socio-economic benefits countries with a fully financed HIV response will gain are higher educational outcomes, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
Exclusive: Full Text of UN80 Task Force Pitch for Streamlined UN; UNAIDs Merger with WHO 02/05/2025 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Merging WHO and UNAIDs, and combining the “operational” component of WHO’s Emergencies response with that of other agencies are just two among the several dozen ideas pitched by the UN80 Initiative Task Force – in the full text of options for interagency budget cuts and efficiencies, obtained by Health Policy Watch. The list of over […] Continue reading -> Trump, Musk Tell USAID: ‘Time to Die’ 03/02/2025 Stefan Anderson The richest man in the world and the President of the United States sent a message over the weekend to USAID, the world’s largest provider of humanitarian assistance depended on for survival by millions of the world’s poorest people: “Time to die.” Two weeks into Donald Trump’s return to the Oval Office, the Washington headquarters […] Continue reading -> Progress to End AIDS in Georgia ‘Threatened’ by New Anti-LGBTQ+ Law 01/10/2024 Sophia Samantaroy UNAIDS expressed “deep concern” Wednesday over Georgia’s newly adopted anti-LGBTQ+ law, saying that it could threaten progress made over the past decade to end AIDS in the former Soviet republic of 3.7 million people at the crossroads between Europe and Asia. The new legislation exacerbates stigma and hinders “LGBTQ+ people’s access to essential health services” […] Continue reading -> Ukraine’s Health System Under Siege: Lessons in Resilience from a Country at War 14/10/2023 Stefan Anderson On the morning of October 10, 2022, Russia launched a barrage of over 100 cruise missiles and suicide drones at Ukraine’s power grid and water supply, striking civilian areas across the country. One of the first targets hit were the streets around Kyiv City Clinical Hospital 5, a medical facility with hundreds of beds in […] Continue reading -> AIDS Killed One Person per Minute in 2022: Women and Girls in sub-Saharan Africa Remain Most Vulnerable 13/07/2023 Megha Kaveri Despite the giant strides the world has made in combating the HIV epidemic, the high rate of infections among women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa, as well as childhood HIV infections, continue to hamper progress. “Four thousand adolescent girls and young women acquired HIV every single week. That’s a crisis every single week. 3,100 of […] Continue reading -> Lives Are At Risk as Anti-Abortion Groups Attack HIV Programme PEPFAR 20/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan One of the most successful US aid programmes, the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) – which has saved 25 million lives in its 20 years of existence – is facing a right-wing backlash based on misinformation. PEPFAR’s five-year budget is due for re-funding by the US Senate and Congress by 30 September, […] Continue reading -> Fully Funded HIV Response Will Decrease New Infections by 40% to 90% 13/04/2023 Megha Kaveri Ensuring that the HIV responses in countries receive full funding will not only lead to a 40% to 90% reduction in new infections but also result in substantial social and economic benefits, a new report launched by UNAIDS said. The socio-economic benefits countries with a fully financed HIV response will gain are higher educational outcomes, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
Trump, Musk Tell USAID: ‘Time to Die’ 03/02/2025 Stefan Anderson The richest man in the world and the President of the United States sent a message over the weekend to USAID, the world’s largest provider of humanitarian assistance depended on for survival by millions of the world’s poorest people: “Time to die.” Two weeks into Donald Trump’s return to the Oval Office, the Washington headquarters […] Continue reading -> Progress to End AIDS in Georgia ‘Threatened’ by New Anti-LGBTQ+ Law 01/10/2024 Sophia Samantaroy UNAIDS expressed “deep concern” Wednesday over Georgia’s newly adopted anti-LGBTQ+ law, saying that it could threaten progress made over the past decade to end AIDS in the former Soviet republic of 3.7 million people at the crossroads between Europe and Asia. The new legislation exacerbates stigma and hinders “LGBTQ+ people’s access to essential health services” […] Continue reading -> Ukraine’s Health System Under Siege: Lessons in Resilience from a Country at War 14/10/2023 Stefan Anderson On the morning of October 10, 2022, Russia launched a barrage of over 100 cruise missiles and suicide drones at Ukraine’s power grid and water supply, striking civilian areas across the country. One of the first targets hit were the streets around Kyiv City Clinical Hospital 5, a medical facility with hundreds of beds in […] Continue reading -> AIDS Killed One Person per Minute in 2022: Women and Girls in sub-Saharan Africa Remain Most Vulnerable 13/07/2023 Megha Kaveri Despite the giant strides the world has made in combating the HIV epidemic, the high rate of infections among women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa, as well as childhood HIV infections, continue to hamper progress. “Four thousand adolescent girls and young women acquired HIV every single week. That’s a crisis every single week. 3,100 of […] Continue reading -> Lives Are At Risk as Anti-Abortion Groups Attack HIV Programme PEPFAR 20/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan One of the most successful US aid programmes, the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) – which has saved 25 million lives in its 20 years of existence – is facing a right-wing backlash based on misinformation. PEPFAR’s five-year budget is due for re-funding by the US Senate and Congress by 30 September, […] Continue reading -> Fully Funded HIV Response Will Decrease New Infections by 40% to 90% 13/04/2023 Megha Kaveri Ensuring that the HIV responses in countries receive full funding will not only lead to a 40% to 90% reduction in new infections but also result in substantial social and economic benefits, a new report launched by UNAIDS said. The socio-economic benefits countries with a fully financed HIV response will gain are higher educational outcomes, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
Progress to End AIDS in Georgia ‘Threatened’ by New Anti-LGBTQ+ Law 01/10/2024 Sophia Samantaroy UNAIDS expressed “deep concern” Wednesday over Georgia’s newly adopted anti-LGBTQ+ law, saying that it could threaten progress made over the past decade to end AIDS in the former Soviet republic of 3.7 million people at the crossroads between Europe and Asia. The new legislation exacerbates stigma and hinders “LGBTQ+ people’s access to essential health services” […] Continue reading -> Ukraine’s Health System Under Siege: Lessons in Resilience from a Country at War 14/10/2023 Stefan Anderson On the morning of October 10, 2022, Russia launched a barrage of over 100 cruise missiles and suicide drones at Ukraine’s power grid and water supply, striking civilian areas across the country. One of the first targets hit were the streets around Kyiv City Clinical Hospital 5, a medical facility with hundreds of beds in […] Continue reading -> AIDS Killed One Person per Minute in 2022: Women and Girls in sub-Saharan Africa Remain Most Vulnerable 13/07/2023 Megha Kaveri Despite the giant strides the world has made in combating the HIV epidemic, the high rate of infections among women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa, as well as childhood HIV infections, continue to hamper progress. “Four thousand adolescent girls and young women acquired HIV every single week. That’s a crisis every single week. 3,100 of […] Continue reading -> Lives Are At Risk as Anti-Abortion Groups Attack HIV Programme PEPFAR 20/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan One of the most successful US aid programmes, the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) – which has saved 25 million lives in its 20 years of existence – is facing a right-wing backlash based on misinformation. PEPFAR’s five-year budget is due for re-funding by the US Senate and Congress by 30 September, […] Continue reading -> Fully Funded HIV Response Will Decrease New Infections by 40% to 90% 13/04/2023 Megha Kaveri Ensuring that the HIV responses in countries receive full funding will not only lead to a 40% to 90% reduction in new infections but also result in substantial social and economic benefits, a new report launched by UNAIDS said. The socio-economic benefits countries with a fully financed HIV response will gain are higher educational outcomes, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
Ukraine’s Health System Under Siege: Lessons in Resilience from a Country at War 14/10/2023 Stefan Anderson On the morning of October 10, 2022, Russia launched a barrage of over 100 cruise missiles and suicide drones at Ukraine’s power grid and water supply, striking civilian areas across the country. One of the first targets hit were the streets around Kyiv City Clinical Hospital 5, a medical facility with hundreds of beds in […] Continue reading -> AIDS Killed One Person per Minute in 2022: Women and Girls in sub-Saharan Africa Remain Most Vulnerable 13/07/2023 Megha Kaveri Despite the giant strides the world has made in combating the HIV epidemic, the high rate of infections among women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa, as well as childhood HIV infections, continue to hamper progress. “Four thousand adolescent girls and young women acquired HIV every single week. That’s a crisis every single week. 3,100 of […] Continue reading -> Lives Are At Risk as Anti-Abortion Groups Attack HIV Programme PEPFAR 20/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan One of the most successful US aid programmes, the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) – which has saved 25 million lives in its 20 years of existence – is facing a right-wing backlash based on misinformation. PEPFAR’s five-year budget is due for re-funding by the US Senate and Congress by 30 September, […] Continue reading -> Fully Funded HIV Response Will Decrease New Infections by 40% to 90% 13/04/2023 Megha Kaveri Ensuring that the HIV responses in countries receive full funding will not only lead to a 40% to 90% reduction in new infections but also result in substantial social and economic benefits, a new report launched by UNAIDS said. The socio-economic benefits countries with a fully financed HIV response will gain are higher educational outcomes, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
AIDS Killed One Person per Minute in 2022: Women and Girls in sub-Saharan Africa Remain Most Vulnerable 13/07/2023 Megha Kaveri Despite the giant strides the world has made in combating the HIV epidemic, the high rate of infections among women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa, as well as childhood HIV infections, continue to hamper progress. “Four thousand adolescent girls and young women acquired HIV every single week. That’s a crisis every single week. 3,100 of […] Continue reading -> Lives Are At Risk as Anti-Abortion Groups Attack HIV Programme PEPFAR 20/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan One of the most successful US aid programmes, the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) – which has saved 25 million lives in its 20 years of existence – is facing a right-wing backlash based on misinformation. PEPFAR’s five-year budget is due for re-funding by the US Senate and Congress by 30 September, […] Continue reading -> Fully Funded HIV Response Will Decrease New Infections by 40% to 90% 13/04/2023 Megha Kaveri Ensuring that the HIV responses in countries receive full funding will not only lead to a 40% to 90% reduction in new infections but also result in substantial social and economic benefits, a new report launched by UNAIDS said. The socio-economic benefits countries with a fully financed HIV response will gain are higher educational outcomes, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
Lives Are At Risk as Anti-Abortion Groups Attack HIV Programme PEPFAR 20/06/2023 Kerry Cullinan One of the most successful US aid programmes, the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) – which has saved 25 million lives in its 20 years of existence – is facing a right-wing backlash based on misinformation. PEPFAR’s five-year budget is due for re-funding by the US Senate and Congress by 30 September, […] Continue reading -> Fully Funded HIV Response Will Decrease New Infections by 40% to 90% 13/04/2023 Megha Kaveri Ensuring that the HIV responses in countries receive full funding will not only lead to a 40% to 90% reduction in new infections but also result in substantial social and economic benefits, a new report launched by UNAIDS said. The socio-economic benefits countries with a fully financed HIV response will gain are higher educational outcomes, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
Fully Funded HIV Response Will Decrease New Infections by 40% to 90% 13/04/2023 Megha Kaveri Ensuring that the HIV responses in countries receive full funding will not only lead to a 40% to 90% reduction in new infections but also result in substantial social and economic benefits, a new report launched by UNAIDS said. The socio-economic benefits countries with a fully financed HIV response will gain are higher educational outcomes, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts