Africa: As Funding Cuts Bite, South Africa’s AIDS Conference Pushes for Inclusive, Innovative HIV Strategies

Africa: As Funding Cuts Bite, South Africa’s AIDS Conference Pushes for Inclusive, Innovative HIV Strategies

Johannesburg — The 12th South African AIDS Conference opened this week at Emperor’s Palace in Gauteng, South Africa, as pressure mounted on health systems in the host country and the region. The conference, which runs from September 8-11, drew about 1,400 delegates under the theme Unite for Change, Empower Communities and Redefine Priorities for HIV/AIDS….

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As Ebola outbreak kills 16 people in Congo, WHO official says Trump’s aid cuts “will definitely have an impact”

As Ebola outbreak kills 16 people in Congo, WHO official says Trump’s aid cuts “will definitely have an impact”

Johannesburg — The Minister of Health for the Democratic Republic of Congo, Samuel Roger Kamba, confirmed last week an outbreak of the highly infectious Zaire strain of Ebola virus disease in the country’s Central Kasai Province. He said 16 deaths and 28 suspected cases had been confirmed, including four suspected infections among health care workers. World…

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Africa: Global Funding Cuts Could Force 6 Million More Children Out of School in the Coming Year – Unicef

Africa: Global Funding Cuts Could Force 6 Million More Children Out of School in the Coming Year – Unicef

New York — Education funding faces US$3.2 billion decline by 2026, placing millions of children’s futures at risk As global education funding faces steep cuts, an estimated 6 million additional children could be out of school by the end of 2026, around one-third of them in humanitarian settings, UNICEF warned in a new analysis released…

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The ‘Mozart of Math’ rarely speaks on politics. The wide-ranging cuts to science funding made him change that.

The ‘Mozart of Math’ rarely speaks on politics. The wide-ranging cuts to science funding made him change that.

Terence Tao, one of the world’s foremost mathematicians, who is often called the “Mozart of Math,” would rather not talk politics. “I do scientific research,” Tao said. “I vote, I sign a petition, but I don’t consider myself an activist.” But after the July suspension of $584 million in federal grants at UCLA, which he…

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MTN South Africa cuts revenue outlook as competition bites

MTN South Africa cuts revenue outlook as competition bites

MTN South Africa has revised its mid-term service revenue guidance downwards as the operator faces stiffer competition in its home market, despite a positive upswing in its operations in the rest of Africa. The business “continues to navigate an environment characterised by elevated competitive intensity and ongoing pressure on consumers”, MTN Group said in its…

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