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The near death -- and last-minute reprieve -- of a trial for an HIV vaccine

A trial was about to launch for a vaccine that would ward off the HIV virus. It would be an incredible breakthrough. Then it looked as if it would be over before it started.
- Ari Daniel
This hospice has a bold new mission: saving lives

A hospice in Uganda asked itself: Can we do more than ease the pain of dying? Can we actually prevent deaths from cervical and breast cancer?
- Brian Simpson
This country taxes menstrual pads as luxury goods. She's suing to end the tax

Bushra Mahnoor remembers the shame she felt when she had her period as a teen and did not have the supplies she needed. Today she leads a campaign to lower prices for pads in Pakistan.
- Gabrielle Emanuel
What's behind this country's dramatic drop in the number of new orphans?

A new study offers good news from Uganda — although the cuts in U.S. aid cast a shadow over the reduction in deaths of parents from HIV/AIDS.
- Jonathan Lambert
RFK Jr. cast doubt on a key vaccine. This country can't wait to get it

The U.S. is cutting the Hepatitis B vaccine from its recommended list. But here's a place where the medical establishment — and a rapper — are eager to obtain it.
- Michal Ruprecht
U.S. leaves U.N. groups

On Wednesday night, the Trump administration announced plans to withdraw from 66 global agencies, including premier U.N. groups that focus on climate and health issues. We'll focus on the global health impacts of this unprecedented pullout. Fatma Tanis (radio two-way ATC) and Gabrielle Emanuel (digital). Editors: Rebecca Davis, radio; Marc Silver, digital.
- Fatma Tanis
U.S. to exit 66 international organizations in further retreat from global cooperation

Most of the targets are U.N.-related agencies, commissions and advisory panels that focus on climate, labor and other issues that the Trump administration has categorized as catering to diversity and "woke" initiatives.
- The Associated Press
In a year of steep challenges, there were still shining moments in global health

The Trump administration's deep cuts in U.S. foreign health aid had a devastating impact. Yet there were achievements of note in spite of it all.
- Fran Kritz
Neglected tropical diseases are even more neglected after Trump cuts

A small U.S. foreign aid program worked for nearly two decades to help countries eliminate tropical diseases that aren't known to many people. The Trump administration ended the program in January.
- Jonathan Lambert
America's new top health diplomat has strong opinions on abortion and gender

Bethany Kozma leads a key global health office at the Department of Health and Human Services. In past experience in the public eye, she's campaigned against abortion and gender-affirming care.
- Jonathan Lambert

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