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Bill Gates Calls for Climate Fight to Shift Focus From Curbing Emissions to Reducing Human Suffering
A doomsday outlook has led the climate community to focus too much on near-term goals to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that cause warming, diverting resources from the most effective things that can be done to improve life in a warming world, Gates said.
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- Global
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Germany’s Commitment to the Global Fund Replenishment: A Timely Investment in Health, Equity, and Resilience
"With a successful Replenishment, the Global Fund partnership could help save up to 23 million lives between 2027 and 2029. . . "
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- Health Care, Investing
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- Global
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UNDP Secures $3.2 Million for Climate and Health Funding in Afghanistan
This funding will help strengthen Afghanistan’s response to the health impacts of climate change, especially among vulnerable communities such as internally displaced persons (IDPs) and returnees, benefiting more than 1.4 million people across 15 provinces.
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- Environment, Health Care
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- North Africa & Near East
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Report: 1 in 4 People Globally Still Lack Access to Safe Drinking Water – WHO, UNICEF
To mark World Water Week 2025, new report highlights persistent inequalities, with vulnerable communities left behind.
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- WASH
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- Global
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U.S. Program to Combat HIV/Aids Survives Latest Round of Cuts
Earlier versions of a spending cuts package passed through Congress targeted PEPFAR. But the White House, concerned about defections, agreed to spare the foreign aid program.
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- Health Care
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- Global
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US Aid Cuts Halt HIV Vaccine Research in South Africa, with Global Impact
The news devastated the researchers, who live and work in a region where more people live with HIV than anywhere else in the world.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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First Malaria Treatment for Babies Approved for Use
Malaria treatments for children do exist but until now, there was none specifically for the very youngest babies and small children, who weigh less than 4.5kg or around 10lb.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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ADB Launches Regional Network to Accelerate Universal Health Coverage in Asia and the Pacific
Through ministerial exchanges, innovation showcases, and financing partnerships, the forum will document best practices for ADB’s future programming.
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- Health Care, Investing
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- Global