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SA has world class medical researchers – they can and should be bailed out

Posted in: Access to Medicines, Editorial, Focus, Healthcare system, HIV/AIDS, InFocus, Latest, Spotlight, TB

The sudden and severe US cuts to grants from the world’s largest health research funder threaten to unravel the medical research landscape in South Africa. A crucial question now is whether the government will turn this crisis into an opportunity for renewal, write Marcus Low and Nathan Geffen.

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SA has world class medical researchers – they can and should be bailed out

Stopping health funding in Africa weakens America

Posted in: Access to Medicines, Editorial, Focus, Healthcare system, HIV/AIDS, InFocus, Latest, Spotlight, TB

Following President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend foreign aid, President Cyril Ramaphosa can display great leadership by meeting with leaders of wealthy countries and convincing them to increase spending to support the health systems of poorer countries, write Nathan Geffen and Marcus Low.

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Stopping health funding in Africa weakens America

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