Janice Kew

Johannesburg

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Being Polite to AI Chatbots Like ChatGPT Is Good for Your Health

2 days ago | bloomberg.com | Janice Kew

Hi, it’s Janice in Johannesburg, where I’ve recently been reminded that having good manners matters. But first... I raised my 12-year-old son so that he always says his please and thank yous. He’s so well-mannered that he now even utters those magic words to chatbots.
A ‘Miracle’ HIV Drug May Not Reach the Women Who Need It Most

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Jason Gale |Janice Kew

By midday, the Witkoppen Clinic in Johannesburg is crowded. Women sit quietly on plastic chairs with babies on their laps, staying inside to avoid the worst of the heat. Sitshengisiwe Sibanda is among them, her week-old newborn tucked against her chest and her 8-year-old son playing by her side. She’s here for her infant son’s check-up and to collect her pills that prevent HIV infection.
Trump Cuts See Main African Health Agency Turn to Local Funding

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Janice Kew

The public health agency of the African Union, which oversees the continent’s response to disease outbreaks, said governments will need to turn to taxes and the private sector to fill the hole left by the cancellation of billions of dollars of American aid. The Ethiopia-based Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said funding is needed as an “unprecedented financing crisis,” threatens to undermine pandemic preparedness, maternal and child health services and disease control programs.
As US Cuts HIV Help, South Africa Turns to Miners, Insurer (1)

1 month ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Janice Kew

Weeks after the administration of US President Donald Trump gutted the country’s aid programs, canceling billions of dollars of funding used to fight HIV in Africa, mining companies and South Africa’s biggest health insurer are offering to help fill the gap. Miners have for years provided drugs and treatment to combat HIV and tuberculosis in their workforces.
As US Cuts HIV Help, South Africa Turns to Miners, Insurer (1)

1 month ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Janice Kew

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As US Cuts HIV Assistance, South Africa Turns to Miners, Insurer

1 month ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Janice Kew

Weeks after the administration of US President Donald Trump gutted the country’s aid programs, canceling billions of dollars of funding used to fight HIV in Africa, mining companies and South Africa’s biggest health insurer are offering to help fill the gap. Miners have for years provided drugs and treatment to combat HIV and tuberculosis in their workforces.
As US Cuts HIV Help, South Africa Turns to Miners, Insurer

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Janice Kew

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Fruits of Decades of AIDS Vaccine Research Imperiled by Trump’s Withdrawal of US Funding

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Jason Gale |Ashleigh Furlong |Janice Kew

(Bloomberg) -- After decades of failed attempts, scientists were optimistic that a new generation of HIV vaccine candidates would finally succeed — changing the course of a pandemic that’s claimed more than 42 million lives since 1981. But that hope is now dimming as the US moves to pull vital funding. Most Read from BloombergAdvertisementA leaked document detailing the fate of more than 6,200 USAID programs lists two leading HIV vaccine efforts among 5,341 projects earmarked for termination.
Fruits of Decades of AIDS Vaccine Research Imperiled by Trump’s Withdrawal of US Funding

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Jason Gale |Ashleigh Furlong |Janice Kew

After decades of failed attempts, scientists were optimistic that a new generation of HIV vaccine candidates would finally succeed — changing the course of a pandemic that’s claimed more than 42 million lives since 1981. But that hope is now dimming as the US moves to pull vital funding. A leaked document detailing the fate of more than 6,200 USAID programs lists two leading HIV vaccine efforts among 5,341 projects earmarked for termination.
Trump Cuts To Africa Aid Meet Mixed Response From South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Antony Sguazzin |Janice Kew |Matthew Hill

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