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WHO Calls on Africa to Protect HIV Gains Amid Funding Cuts

The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on African governments to strengthen healthcare systems in order to protect the hard-won gains against HIV amid a rapidly changing global funding landscape that threatens to slow progress.

In a message commemorating the 2025 World AIDS Day, WHO's Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Mohamed Janabi, said global pullbacks in HIV financing are putting pressure on programs that rely heavily on external support, making it more urgent than ever to safeguard the gains and protect lives.

Highlighting advances in HIV prevention and treatment, Janabi stressed the importance of expanding access to new tools, urging African governments to transform their response into a more sustainable, locally-driven system through increased domestic investment and innovative financing mechanisms.

Africa: WHO Warns of Shrinking HIV Funding, Urges African Govts to Boost Investment

Premium Times, 30 November 2025

The organisation said the continent must urgently protect hard-won gains against HIV amid a rapidly changing global funding landscape that threatens to slow progress. Read more »
Africa: HIV and Aids - Despite Funding Setbacks, Prevention Sees Progress

UN News, 1 December 2025

Pooja Mishra's health kept worsening until she began treatment for HIV at age 19, two years after her diagnosis. From wondering if she'd ever be able to live a normal life, today… Read more »
Africa: Vulnerable Populations Will Suffer With UNAIDS Early Closure

IPS, 1 December 2025

"It's like adding fuel to an already burning fire," says Aditia Taslim. Read more »
Africa: New Injectable HIV Treatment Shows Promise in Africa, Study Finds

Capital FM, 1 December 2025

A new study conducted across three African countries has found that an injectable HIV treatment--Cabotegravir/Rilpivirine (CAB LA + RPV LA), administered every two months--is safe,… Read more »
Africa: HIV in South Africa - Lessons From the Past, Challenges for the Future

Health-e, 1 December 2025

"It was a nice and hot day, there was this breeze. But for me, it was a cold front. That's how bad it was. And already I was now experiencing AIDS symptoms," Nombuyiselo Mapongwana… Read more »
Africa: New Prevention Tools and Investment in Services Essential in the Fight Against Aids

WHO, 1 December 2025

On World AIDS Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) calls on governments and partners to rapidly expand access to new WHO-approved tools including lenacapavir (LEN) to drive… Read more »
Africa: UNAIDS Warns of Historic Setback in Global HIV Response On World Aids Day 2025

Capital FM, 1 December 2025

As the world commemorates World AIDS Day today, UNAIDS is sounding the alarm over a historic setback in the global HIV response, urging nations to make radical shifts in HIV… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Requires Sh30bn for HIV Prevention, Treatment and Long-Term Care - Mudavadi

Capital FM, 1 December 2025

Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has announced that Kenya requires Sh30 billion to secure essential HIV prevention, treatment, and long-term care commodities, emphasizing… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Strengthening HIV Fight As World Marks Aids Day 2025 - PS Mary Muthoni

Capital FM, 30 November 2025

Nov 30 - Public Health and Professional Standards Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni says Kenya is making decisive progress in the fight against HIV, noting significant reductions in… Read more »

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Global HIV Response Facing Worst Setback in Decades, UN Warns

Abrupt funding cuts and deteriorating human rights conditions have disrupted HIV prevention and treatment services across dozens of countries, UNAIDS has warned.

In a report to mark World AIDS Day, the UN agency said international assistance has sharply declined, with projections showing external health funding could fall by
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- Africa: Global HIV Response Facing Worst Setback in Decades, UNAIDS Warns
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South Africa Starts Trials for First Locally Made Cholera Vaccine

South Africa has reached a historic milestone after Biovac received approval from the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) to begin clinical trials for the country's first fully manufactured oral cholera vaccine.

The approval positions South Africa as the only nation in Africa capable of producing the life-saving vaccine entirely in-house. Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi praised the
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- South Africa: South Africa Advances With First Locally Manufactured Oral Cholera Vaccine Trials
- Africa: Africa's Cholera Resurgence Exposes Funding Failures
Why African Solutions Haven't Solved the Great Lakes Problems

A diplomatic breakthrough appears to have been reached after months of impasse in the fighting and humanitarian situation in eastern DR Congo. While caution is necessary given the repeated failure of past initiatives, ineffective African interventions in the region have opened the door to more assertive external actors, writes Paul-Simon Handy, East Africa Regional Director for the Institute of Security Studies.
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- Africa: African Solutions Have Not Solved the Great Lakes Problems
- Congo-Kinshasa: The DR Congo Needs Dialogue, Not More Guns