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Zambia’s anti-HIV program, which saved 100,000s of lives, has begun to crumble. Lewis Chifuta, a patient with advanced H.I.V. disease, in the men’s ward at the Mpongwe mission hospital in northern Zambia. (Photo courtesy of The New York Times) Dire predictions immediately followed the Trump administration’s decision in early 2025 to impose drastic cuts on foreign aid in general and …

Winnie Byanyima tells ‘weak trolls and bots’: ‘Stay out of our family affairs.’ Winnie Byanyima with her son, Anselm Besigye. (Photo courtesy of Winnie Byanyima via X/Twitter)   Online homophobes have launched a hate campaign against the son of Winnie Byanyima, the Ugandan leader of the United Nations anti-AIDS agency, debating his sexuality and gender on social media platforms. Byanyima, …