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Secret Pakistani arms sales to the U.S. helped to facilitate a controversial bailout from the International Monetary Fund earlier this year, according to two sources with knowledge of the arrangement, with confirmation from internal Pakistani and American government documents. The arms sales were made for the purpose of supplying the Ukrainian military — marking Pakistani […]

Tembisa, South Africa(CNN) Fourteen-year-old Philasande Dayimani carries a burden that no child should carry. Last year, she started getting sores in her mouth and struggled to breathe. She says a clinic doctor told her to test for HIV. “It wasn’t easy for me to accept. Many people cry when they hear about their status. I […]

The U.S. — including the Defense Department — has multiple efforts underway to provide assistance to Turkey following devastating earthquakes, Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said today. “In coordination with USAID [U.S. Agency for International Development], the State Department and the interagency, the Department of Defense has responded to the government of Turkey’s […]

U.S. Department of StateOffice of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Global Health DiplomacyFor immediate releaseJanuary 28, 2023 WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief(PEPFAR) celebrates its 20th anniversary, while honoring the 25 million lives that have been saved worldwide in the fight to end HIV/AIDS as a public health threat.  […]

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Good morning, everyone.  To my friend – longstanding friend – Nelson Cunningham, thank you for those wonderful words.  But thank you even more for your leadership, for BCIU’s leadership.  It is making a profound difference, and we are grateful for it.  And to everyone here this morning, I see a remarkable community in […]

Washington, DC – Today, on World AIDS Day, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) reintroduced a resolution commemorating and supporting the goals of World AIDS Day, including the goal to achieve zero new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths. The resolution recognizes current efforts made by the United States and international organizations in combatting […]

By guest contributors Ayoade Alakija, Winnie Byanyima, Vuyiseka Dubula-Majola, Madhukar Pai; Christine Stegling, Steve Letsike, Lazenya Weekes-Richemond, Lola Abayomi, Leigh-Anne-Agnew, Divya Bajpai, Kreena Govender, Yumnah Hattas, Mumtaz Mia, Tabita Ntuli, and Orosmani Gonzales-Romero For the first time in its history, the International AIDS Conference (#AIDS2022) – the largest gathering of HIV and AIDS experts and […]

WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) – Major U.S. retailers will begin selling lower-cost hearing aids without a prescription or medical exam under final Biden administration rules that take effect Monday. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

My name is Gracious Lekgoathi, and I’m a 21-year-old student. I study civil engineering at the University of Johannesburg, but my heart and my soul lie in being an advocate for sexual and reproductive health rights for young women and adolescent girls across South Africa. I didn’t always feel that […]

Priority access to the Port of Alexandroupolis in northeastern Greece has allowed the U.S. military to continue to support Ukraine as that nation fights to maintain its sovereignty following the unprovoked February 24 invasion by Russia, the U.S. defense secretary told his Greek counterpart.   Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosted a […]


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