By Kristefer Stojanovski, Tulane University and Paul Shafer, Boston UniversityMany Americans were relieved when the Supreme Court left the Affordable…
Tag: HIV
Africa’s healthcare funding crisis: 3 strategies to manage deadly diseases
By Francisca Mutapi, University of Edinburgh The increasing trend of reducing foreign aid to Africa is forcing the continent to…
Pepfar funding to fight HIV/Aids has saved 26 million lives since 2003: how cutting it will hurt Africa
By Eric Friedman, Georgetown University; Lawrence O. Gostin, Georgetown University, and Sarah Wetter, Georgetown University The US President’s Emergency Plan…
Africa relies too heavily on foreign aid for health – 4 ways to fix this
By Francisca Mutapi, University of EdinburghThere’s been a global trend in the reduction of aid to Africa since 2018. Donors…
US health funding cuts: what Nigeria stands to lose
US president Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization is threatening funding for critical health…
Half of Black gay men will be diagnosed with HIV, despite highly effective preventive treatments − why?
By Oluwafemi Atanda Adeagbo, University of Iowa and Joy Edeh, University of Iowa At a pharmacy in Iowa, a 42-year-old…
Americans with HIV are living longer. Federal spending isn’t keeping up.
By Sam Whitehead, California Healthline June 17, 2024 DECATUR, Ga. — Malcolm Reid recently marked the anniversary of his HIV…
Lack of access to health care is partly to blame for skyrocketing HIV rates among gay Black men
By Deion Scott Hawkins, Emerson College Over the past 20 years, people living with HIV in the United States have…
Who is still getting HIV in America? Medication is only half the fight – homing in on disparities can help get care to those who need it most
By Angel Algarin, Arizona State University As the globe marks another World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, it’s crucial to…
PrEP, a key HIV prevention tool, isn’t reaching Black women
Sam Whitehead, California Healthline October 12, 2023 Alexis Perkins thought her OB-GYN’s office in Atlanta would be just the place…
