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More research being cancelled in the US. The country that had always been at the forefront of global health research.

Really great news. But the question still remains if it will be to fill the entire gap that resulted from US funding cuts and what will happen to those research trials and initiative that couldn't get covered. #TbSky #IDSky www.moneyweb.co.za/news/south-a...

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India calls Trump's tariff threat over Russian oil 'unjustified' The US president threatened to "substantially" raise tariffs against India over its purchase of oil from Russia.

Response by Indian Foreign ministry on Trump's announcement about increased tariffs for India: www.bbc.com/news/article...

A Cancer Patient Chose Assisted Death. That Wasn’t the Last Hard Choice.

A beautiful homage to a public health activist who advocated for access to medicines throughout her life and in the past end fought for the right to die with dignity www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/h...

Anyone else resonates with this sentiment. #GardenSky

Bridging the gap: Securing access to essential TB medicines in the EU and EEA MSF policy brief outlining barriers to accessing TB medicines in the EU/EEA region and recommendations to overcome them.

While countries in EU and EEA consider tuberculosis as a forgotten disease, number of people having TB and its resistant forms are rising. Amid clear lack of focus of health programs on this deadly infection, access to TB medication remains a challenge. MSF outline recommendations to bridge the gap

It’s unclear, however, whether the policy will restore South Africa awards that were terminated—not just frozen—as part of NIH killing more than 2000 grants touching on politically sensitive topics such as diversity and transgender research.

Big news (that I missed last week): NIH restores grants to South Africa scientists, adds funding option for other halted foreign projects #IDSky #TBSky

My doodle version of your beautiful calming summery pic

I need this book! Lol 😅🤣😂

Hand drawn doodle depicting sea life turtle, fishes and corals.

Art therapy and my growing fascination with life in sea

Good god. So those who want a shot for their kids also can't have it.

Haiku- Morning chatter begins, Birds in serious debate, music to my cars. Doodle of two birds with flowers around them

Another haiku/ doodle morning

Worth reading. The impact of the US funding cuts is far and wide!

So Apt 😔

Totally shameless but also expected— the US was represented by a pre-recorded video from JFK Jr. at the GAVI pledging summit, where he completely tore into Gavi for neglecting vaccine safety and bluntly said they wouldn’t be giving any funding.
pro.politico.eu/news/200889

Gilead would not disclose what price it would charge for these initial doses for Africa, but H.I.V. program managers in several countries said they had been told the target price was about $100 per patient per year.

“The promise of lenacapavir for prevention was — everybody thought this is the last stage to bring the H.I.V. epidemic down to its knees, and there was such enthusiasm for what we would see,” said Dr. Ntobeko Ntusi, the South African Medical Research Council. “That’s now all up in the air.”

Promise of Victory Over H.I.V. Fades as U.S. Withdraws Support

HIV PrEP drug Lenacapavir, the potential game changer for reversing the HIV transmission, may stay out of reach for many. But the US funding cuts and Gilead's expected high price for this drug may derail the positive impact even before it starts. Ground reportage by @stephanienolen.bsky.social

Child Deaths Will Rise if Funding for Lifesaving Vaccine Program Falters Amid historic foreign aid cuts, Bill Gates urges wealthy nations to invest in Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, which provides lifesaving vaccines to more than half of the world’s children,

As GAVI replenishment meeting take place today in Brussels, Gates Foundation asks world leaders to pledge enough money to vaccinate kids around the world. www.gatesfoundation.org/ideas/media-...

A Haiku written by me: Conquering the deep dark, swimming free like a mermaid, now giving me strength. And a doodle of a meditating mermaid.

Started a new morning ritual of an attempt to write a Haiku and draw a doodle to express my feelings every morning

Netanyahu drags the US into the Iran war © Chappatte in La Tribune Dimanche, Paris 👉chappatte.com

TB after Global Fund Are we prepared for the challenge?

#TBSky www.dawn.com/news/1918052...

South Africa’s TB And HIV Research At Risk:A Call To Catalyze Urgent Action By Funders Issue brief sharing information about TB and HIV clinical trials and research programs impacted by the U.S. government funding disruptions.

Also, read here @msfaccess.org and @treatmentactiongroup.org report highlighting the importance of South Africa in research specially on HIV and TB and making a call to funders for immediate action: msfaccess.org/south-africa...

Excerpt: South Africa’s universities and the medical research council have made emergency appeals to the country’s government. The Gates Foundation and other philanthropies may match some of what the government contributes. But that would be a fraction of what’s been lost.

Excerpt: In an interview, Dr. Jared Baeten, Gilead Sciences said: “There’s so much scientific data that builds on research from South Africa. We have H.I.V. prevention for this country and for the world because of the infrastructure, the scientific ability and the collaboration with South Africa.”

South Africa Built a Medical Research Powerhouse. Trump Cuts Have Demolished It.

Read this ground report by @stephanienolen.bsky.social concerning really grim situation of R&D of new medicines, tests and vaccines for many diseases in South Africa, post US funding cuts. South Africa is the beacon as said by Dr. Harold Varmus, a Professor who won Nobel prize in medicine.