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A third of the Global Fund for HIV, TB and Malaria’s money comes from the United States. The other contributions come from other wealthy governments and philanthropic organisations.So what happens if ...

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A third of the Global Fund for HIV, TB and Malaria’s money comes from the United States. The other contributions come from ...

In today’s newsletter, Mia Malan explains why there were empty seats at this year’s Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (Croi). Sign up for our newsletter today. In Yerba Buena ...

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In today’s newsletter, Mia Malan explains why today’s budget needs to provide for the salaries of South Africa’s unemployed doctors. Sign up for our newsletter today. When Theresa Brummer finished up ...

Around the time Phumeza Tisile was receiving treatment for extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB), the cure rate for patients with that form of the disease was 15%. Tisile beat XDR-TB ...

In today’s newsletter, Mia Malan explains why discrimination kills and acceptance does the opposite. Sign up for our newsletter today. When I heard about Imam Muhsin Hendricks’s killing in Gqeberha, ...