Aid cuts have shuttered clinics, disrupted contraceptive supply chains, and left adolescent girls without critical services. Local initiatives are stepping up — but without stronger domestic policies and financing, millions remain at risk.
Opinion: Maternal deaths are rising for the first time in decades, and every year, children die before their fifth birthday, mostly from preventable causes. But the answer may not entirely lie in medicine — it's also a question of money.
State Department email outlines U.S. demand for a leaner U.N. and a return to “founding principles.”
With its next replenishment expected in 2026, the World Bank-housed fund is shifting from lofty ambitions to a leaner, more catalytic role.
Donor cutbacks have plunged Malawi’s refugee camp into crisis. Once heavily supported by U.S. contributions, Dzaleka now faces slashed food rations and shrinking health and protection services.
Opinion: Failing to act means locking vulnerable communities in a cycle of unchecked infections, creating a global health crisis.
Opinion: For all the talk of innovative advances such as AI, the basics still matter — and improving sanitation is an untapped opportunity to empower and grow Africa’s economy that can be realized today.
