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South Africa: Global Fund Is $6-Billion Short and May Have to Cut Life-Saving Programmes

6 days ago | allafrica.com | Liezl Human

US has cut funding and it's not clear if other donors will meet their pledges The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria (Global Fund) has told its recipients that it is cutting funding amidst "significant disruptions" in the "financing landscape for global health programs". Earlier this month, the Global Fund informed its recipient countries that it was going to revise its current grant cycle by mid-June due to funding shortfalls. Over 200 grants will be revised.
Global Fund is $6-billion short and may have to cut life-saving programmes

1 week ago | groundup.org.za | Liezl Human

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria (Global Fund) has told its recipients that it is cutting funding amidst “significant disruptions” in the “financing landscape for global health programs”. Earlier this month, the Global Fund informed its recipient countries that it was going to revise its current grant cycle by mid-June due to funding shortfalls. Over 200 grants will be revised.
Millions go hungry while food goes to waste

1 week ago | healthformzansi.co.za | Liezl Human

“There is nothing for the children to eat when they come home from school,” said Marisa Dirks, a seasonal farmworker from Worcester. She was one of several farmworkers from the Women on Farms Project speaking at an event of the Union Against Hunger (UAH) on Wednesday. They shared their experiences of going hungry during the off-season months when there is no work. In these months, all they can afford is pap.
One in four South Africans don’t have enough food. Activists call for action.

1 week ago | groundup.org.za | Liezl Human

“There is nothing for the children to eat when they come home from school,” said Marisa Dirks, a seasonal farm worker from Worcester. She was one of several farm workers from the Women on Farms Project speaking at an event of the Union Against Hunger (UAH) on Wednesday. They shared their experiences of going hungry during the off-season months when there is no work. In these months, all they can afford is pap.
One in four SAns don’t have enough food, say activits as they call for action

1 week ago | ewn.co.za | Liezl Human

“There is nothing for the children to eat when they come home from school,” said Marisa Dirks, a seasonal farm worker from Worcester. She was one of several farm workers from the Women on Farms Project speaking at an event of the Union Against Hunger (UAH) on Wednesday. They shared their experiences of going hungry during the off-season months when there is no work. In these months, all they can afford is pap.
Quota fears rise as abalone stocks dwindle

2 weeks ago | foodformzansi.co.za | Liezl Human

Fishers from Western Cape coastal communities like Hawston, Hermanus, and Gansbaai depend on abalone (also known as “perlemoen”) for their livelihoods. But those with commercial abalone permits believe their trade could be threatened if a greater share of the limited quota is given to the small-scale fishing sector.
South Africa: HIV Activists Urge Parliament to Respond to Pepfar Cuts

2 weeks ago | allafrica.com | Liezl Human

Parliament told that many clinics have closed and people can't access HIV medication Activists from the Global HIV Treatment Coalition presented to the Portfolio Committee on Health on Thursday, outlining the impending health crisis due to funding cuts. Francois Venter, clinician researcher at Wits University, explained how Gauteng was the worst hit by the PEPFAR cuts.
HIV activists urge parliament to respond to PEPFAR cuts

2 weeks ago | groundup.org.za | Liezl Human

Activists from the Global HIV Treatment Coalition presented to the Portfolio Committee on Health on Thursday, outlining the impending health crisis due to funding cuts. Francois Venter, clinician researcher at Wits University, explained how Gauteng was the worst hit by the PEPFAR cuts. He said that without this funding, there has been a collapse of HIV testing programmes and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) programmes.
South Africa: HIV Activists Disrupt Parliament

3 weeks ago | allafrica.com | Liezl Human

They are calling for government to take action in response to cuts in US funding for vital services HIV activists from the Global HIV Treatment Coalition interrupted the Portfolio Committee on Health on Wednesday, calling for a response to a letter they wrote to address cuts to HIV funding cuts.
Video: HIV activists disrupt Parliament

3 weeks ago | groundup.org.za | Liezl Human

HIV activists from the Global HIV Treatment Coalition interrupted the Portfolio Committee on Health on Wednesday, calling for a response to a letter they wrote to address cuts to HIV funding cuts. This comes after the withdrawal of funding from the US Presidentâ€™s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), which has led to many clinics closing down, health staff retrenched, and people struggling to access HIV health services.