UNAIDS 2025 Global Update reveals deepening global funding gaps, service disruptions in high-burden countries like Nigeria and Mozambique, and calls for urgent…
Secret HIV Drug Pricing Sparks Outrage: Activists Slam Gilead’s Lenacapavir Deal with Global Fund
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…Gilead and Global Fund face backlash over undisclosed pricing of HIV prevention injection as critics warn of dangerous precedent for transparency, access,…
By HeapNews Dr. Olugbenga Owoeye, Medical Director of the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital (FNPHY), Yaba, has reaffirmed the hospital’s unwavering commitment to staff…
…Overcrowding, open defecation, and lack of clean water in South Sudan’s Abyei region risk triggering a wider health crisis as rains set…
Population Council Secures HIV Prevention Breakthrough for Adolescent Girls with Vaginal Ring Approval
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…European Medicines Agency expands dapivirine vaginal ring recommendation to include girls aged 16+, offering new hope for HIV prevention in sub-Saharan Africa….
By Bunmi Yekini Geneva, Switzerland – The 56th meeting of the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) concluded this week amid deep concerns…
WHO Panel Urges China to Share Data as COVID-19 Origins Report Points to Zoonotic Spillover
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By Bunmi Yekini The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO) has released its final…
…Governments in Bonn make cautious progress on a Just Transition mechanism, even as rich countries fail to put up real climate finance….
Urgent Action Needed’ as Progress Stalls on Global Energy and Clean Cooking Goals — Major Report Warns
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…Despite notable progress in electricity access since 2015, millions, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa, remain trapped without basic energy or clean cooking solutions….
By HeapNews The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is providing vital support to communities in Brazil’s southern state of Rio Grande do…
