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Voices: The UK used to proudly lead the world on international aid – now we don’t save lives that we should

COMMENT: The £150m cut to the UK’s contribution to the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria is a mistake, writes MP Fleur Anderson. But the upcoming Budget is a chance to change course

The Independent UK

UK’s £150m cut to worldwide fund fighting deadly diseases will force ‘impossible life-or-death decisions’

The cut from £1bn to £850m pledged to the Global Fund to Fight Aids, TB and Malaria – risking 250,000 lives – was revealed by The Independent last week

The Independent UK

African HIV services face double blow of cuts from both Trump and UK

ON THE GROUND: Britain has significantly slashed its contribution to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria – compounding aid cuts announced by Donald Trump earlier this year

The Independent UK

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UK cuts contribution to Aids, tuberculosis and malaria fund by £150m

Campaigners say 15% cut, which is smaller than had been feared, is serious setback in efforts to combat the diseases

The Guardian - UK

Scientists dream of beating malaria by editing disease-carrying mosquitoes' DNA. Could it work?

A global health group breaks down exactly where the promise lies in using genetically modified mosquitoes to eliminate life-threatening diseases – and where they may fall short.

Euronews

Cutting aid for disease fund would be moral failure, Labour MPs tell Starmer

UK expected to reduce contribution to Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria by 20%

The Guardian - UK

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

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Malaria isn’t just a health crisis — it’s an economic imperative

Economic losses from malaria don’t stay in Africa.

Fortune

Neuroscientists are trying to find out what happens to our brains when we dream or have nightmares

The research team will observe mice treated with mefloquine, a malaria drug no longer prescribed due to serious side effects, for two weeks and observe their brains and behaviour.

Euronews

Aid cuts could set back fragile gains in eliminating neglected tropical diseases

Letter: In response to an editorial on the uptick in malaria, Prof Heather Ferguson writes that progress against dengue, leprosy, rabies and other conditions could unravel

The Guardian - UK

Ending malaria in Papua: Why oral communication matters as much as medicine

Papua accounted for 93% of Indonesia’s 527,000 malaria cases in 2024, as elimination efforts continue to face multiple challenges — including local perceptions that normalise malaria as an ordinary illness, emphasising the need for more effective communication.

The Conversation

From antibiotics to antimalarials: how repurposed drugs might keep cancer from returning

Many cancer survivors live with the worry that their cancer might come back. This “recurrence” occurs when cancer cells hide somewhere in the body – like in the bone marrow – and start growing again, sometimes years later. Scientists have been trying to understand how to stop these cells from…

The Conversation

Bill Gates says a ‘doomsday’ outlook on climate is driving people to focus on the wrong things

“If given a choice between eradicating malaria and a tenth of a degree increase in warming, I’ll let the temperature go up,” Gates said.

Fortune

The Guardian view on global aid cuts: a malaria resurgence could be the canary in the coalmine

Editorial: The consequences of Donald Trump’s decision to scrap USAID, and other countries’ decisions to reduce funding, are playing out in deadly fashion

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The Conversation

Taking down malaria’s bodyguards: scientists target parasite’s secret defence system

Malaria remains one of the world’s most devastating infectious diseases, claiming more than half a million lives each year. In Africa, the illness is mostly caused by a parasite carried by mosquitoes – Plasmodium falciparum.

International Business Times

Climate Change, Population Growth Threats As Malaria Fight Stalls

The fight against malaria has stalled after two decades of progress, with climate change and population growth among factors threatening a resurgence of the potentially fatal disease, campaigners said Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

Anti-malaria funding cuts could lead to ‘deadliest resurgence ever’, study warns

Expected reduction in contributions by wealthy countries likely to cost millions of lives and billions in lost growth

The Independent UK

Cuts to world’s biggest malaria fund risk a million more deaths – including 750,000 children

The Global Fund pays for more than half of the world’s malaria treatment and prevention, with the UK being one of its main contributors

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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

Keir Starmer pressed not to slash UK contribution to global aid fund

Polling finds majority consider £1bn funding for Aids, TB and malaria vaccines a UK success story

The Guardian - UK

Proposed UK cuts to global aid fund could lead to 300,000 preventable deaths, say charities

Exclusive: 20% reduction in contribution to Aids, TB and malaria funding expected to be announced next month

The Guardian - UK

Crowded camps, stagnant water and not enough doctors: first the floods, now disease stalks millions in Pakistan

As the waters recede, a surge in cases of cholera, diarrhoea, malaria and dengue has compounded the misery of people who have already seen their homes and crops disappear

International Business Times UK

'Millions of Children Are at Risk of Dying': Bill Gates's Dire Warning as He Pledges a Bombshell $912 Million to Fight Killer Diseases

Bill Gates has pledged $912 million to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, warning that cuts in global aid threaten to undo decades of progress in reducing child mortality.

Benzinga

Bill Gates Says Whats Happening To Health Of World's Children 'Worse' Than Most People Realize And He Can't Replace Government Cuts

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates warned that shrinking global health funding threatens millions of children's lives, even as he announced a $912 million pledge to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.

The Independent UK

New mosquito study could eliminate malaria forever

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