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UK set to slash aid funding to fight deadly diseases – putting 250,000 lives at risk

Exclusive: The UK is expected to pledge £850m to the Global Fund to Fight Aids, TB and Malaria – a cut of 15 per cent – despite previous assurances that funding would be protected

The Independent UK

Sex for money: South African study reveals the harm that ‘blessers’ can do to young women

A “blesser” is typically an older, relatively wealthier man who provides a younger woman with money, gifts, school fees or lifestyle access in exchange for a relationship that includes sex. Similar arrangements exist around the world, often called “sugar-daddy” relationships, but the South African version is closely tied to extreme…

The Conversation

HIV knows no borders, and the Trump administration’s new strategy leave Americans vulnerable – an HIV-prevention expert explains

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When Trump’s aid cuts robbed them of HIV drugs, these people died. Now the UK is poised to slash funding further

ON THE GROUND: Special Report: Three people have died at just one community centre on the outskirts of Senegal’s capital, Dakar, following US aid cuts to HIV care. Rachel Schraer meets the women fighting to stop more deaths

The Independent UK

Voices: To end Aids, we must fight harder for LGBT rights

COMMENT: From the early days of stigma and silence to today’s funding cuts, the story of HIV and Aids reminds us that abandoning vulnerable groups always costs lives, says Elton John and David Furnish

The Independent UK

Global activists call on Starmer to do his ‘duty’ and protect HIV care for LGBT+ people

Exclusive: Almost 700 health workers and LGBT+ rights campaigners from 40 countries write to prime minister amid deep cuts to overseas aid

The Independent UK

TikTok Star Mainly Mannie Reveals HIV Battle and Two-Month Coma – How Did He Survive?

TikTok creator Mainly Mannie reveals how an HIV diagnosis led to a suicide attempt, a two-month coma, and a powerful recovery.

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Gilead's HIV Drugs Power Earnings Beat, Company Eyes Multiple Launches By 2026

Gilead Sciences Inc (NASDAQ:GILD) on Thursday reported adjusted earnings of $2.47 per share, beating the consensus of $2.13.

Benzinga

Alarm in India after children contract HIV from contaminated blood

Authorities order sweeping audit of blood banks after public outrage

The Independent UK

Deaf man wrongfully told he had HIV after hospital fails to provide interpreter

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The Independent UK

Lack of interpreter left deaf man fearing he ‘had HIV and could die’

When Richard MacQueen’s test results came back, there was no interpreter to pass them on

The Independent UK

Lack of BSL interpreter left me fearing I had HIV, says man as app launched

Richard MacQueen shared his story as an app is launched which aims to connect people with interpreters more easily.

Evening Standard

GSK boosted by cancer and HIV drugs as Emma Walmsley bows out

Shares in the company rose on Wednesday morning as a result, lifting to their highest level for more than a year.

Evening Standard

Thousands who unknowingly had HIV and hepatitis identified though new tests

The initiative was rolled out across emergency departments in areas with the highest rates of HIV.

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HIV prevention jab approved for use in England and Wales – here’s how it works

The first ever injectable drug that can prevent HIV has been approved for use in England and Wales.

The Independent UK

PHOTO ESSAY: Lesotho faces deep uncertainty after tariff threats and foreign aid cuts

In the wake of massive U.S. cuts in foreign aid as well as tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump’s administration, the small southern African country of Lesotho faces deep uncertainty over its fight to end the HIV epidemic and its economy.

The Independent UK

Stark plea for UK not to cut aid funding to fight biggest killer infections

Polling finds two-thirds of Brits believe the UK should increase or maintain its support for the Global Fund in battle against HIV, TB and Malaria

The Guardian - UK

UNAids is set to close in 2026 – four years early. Are experts right to be alarmed?

The move to shut the agency comes as aid budgets are being slashed, leading to fears that global progress on HIV may be reversed

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‘London could 100% compete with Cannes’: Aids charity UK gala debut honours Tracey Emin

AmfAR, set up by Elizabeth Taylor, is known for hosting lavish parties and raising huge sums for HIV and Aids research

Benzinga

UK Health Agency Recommends GSK-Backed ViiV Healthcare's Apretude As Injectable HIV Treatment

The U.K.’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is recommending a treatment from a firm jointly owned by GSK Plc (NYSE:GSK), Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) and Shionogi Inc.

Euronews

England and Wales to get long-lasting HIV prevention jab for first time

The drug, known as cabotegravir, must be administered every two months.

The Guardian - UK

‘Gamechanging’ HIV prevention jab to be approved for England and Wales

Long-acting injection offers alternative to daily pills taken to protect against the virus

The Independent UK

‘Game-changing’ HIV jab to be offered in England and Wales

The rollout is expected to begin around three months after Nice publishes its final guidance later this year

Evening Standard

‘Game-changing’ HIV prevention jab to be offered in England and Wales

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommended the injection for people at risk of HIV who are unable to take oral PrEP.

The Independent UK

South Africa welcomes $115M US bridge plan to sustain its HIV programs for 6 months

South Africa has welcomed a U.S. bridging plan worth $115 million to continue funding HIV treatment and prevention programs until the end of March

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