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Millennium Challenge Corporation will survive, but half its programs won't

29 July 2025

The agency, which seemed to be on the DOGE chopping block, was spared, but with compacts slashed, it's unclear exactly what its future will hold.

Judge dismisses lawsuits challenging Trump’s USAID dismantling

28 July 2025

It's yet another legal victory for the Trump administration, which has hollowed out the world's largest aid agency since the president returned to office.

David Nabarro, who led fight against pandemics, malnutrition, dies

28 July 2025

The British physician and global health giant coordinated responses to Ebola, COVID-19, and cholera while championing nutrition initiatives that earned him the World Food Prize and a knighthood.

The number of hungry people worldwide is falling, says UN report

28 July 2025

But the good news is uneven, with figures on the rise in Africa and western Asia.

Gates Foundation doubles down on education as other donors scale back

28 July 2025

Gates Foundation's Global Education Director Benjamin Piper lays out the what, why, and how of the philanthropic organization's approach to supporting foundational learning in sub-Saharan Africa and India.

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Opinion: Women’s voices reveal a maternal medicines access gap

29 July 2025

In Kenya and Nigeria, women’s experiences reveal critical gaps in maternal health care, with many forced to find and fund essential medicines during labor. But listening to their voices shows us that progress toward UHC is possible.