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This “trial is one of dozens that have been abruptly frozen, leaving people around the world with experimental drugs and medical products in their bodies.”
Abrupt stop-work orders have left gaps in important research funding in Africa and beyond.
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“America’s leaders are increasingly casting aside empathy and compassionate care as dangerous liabilities.“
The move toward purported fiscal responsibility has lead to moral betrayals, jeopardizing global security and stability.
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“Tuberculosis endures because it is easy to overlook — and underfund — a disease that almost exclusively affects people…with limited health care resources, however deadly, ancient, and treatable it may be.”
Tuberculosis remains the most deadly infectious agent in the world despite renewed efforts to detect and treat it.
“And yet, counselors, doctors, nurses and peer educators kept showing up. Many counselors and educators also have H.I.V., and they told me that abandoning their clients was unthinkable.”
Funding may have disappeared, but the work and those committed to it have not-a story from Uganda.
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What is Tuberculosis?
Tuberculosis (TB) is a severe infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
It primarily affects the lungs, spreads through the air, and—if not treated properly—can be deadly. TB is the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent worldwide, and the top killer of people living with HIV (PLHIV).
In Popular Culture
Best-selling author John Green’s book Everything Is Tuberculosis highlights the persistent global challenge of tuberculosis its impact on the world’s most vulnerable populations.
In Scientific Literature
Take a dive into the science of drug-resistant tuberculosis and HIV. Review a curated selection of work in high-impact scientific journals.
What is Sepsis?
Sepsis is the body’s dangerous overreaction to infection.
It can lead to organ failure and death in just hours. It’s triggered by infections like pneumonia, TB, malaria, and those related to HIV, and remains a leading cause of preventable death worldwide—responsible for 1 in 5 deaths every year.
But sepsis doesn’t affect all places equally—and neither does access to lifesaving care.
In Scientific Literature
Take a dive into the science of sepsis in Africa. Review a curated selection of work in high-impact scientific journals.
What is Critical Illness?
Critical illness refers to life-threatening conditions—such as respiratory (lung) failure, shock, or severe trauma—that require immediate, highly specialized medical care.
Delivering high-quality care for these conditions requires specialist training to monitor, support, and sustain vital organ function—often minute by minute—to prevent death and give patients the best chance at recovery.
In Scientific Literature
Take a dive into the science of critical illness in Africa. Review a curated selection of work in high-impact scientific journals.