Universities South Africa urges American research partners to lobby against the US government's decision to cut financial aid, citing concerns over the impact on life-saving HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis research. The ban, part of President Trump's 'America First' policy, has sparked alarm as it threatens to halt critical research programs and lead to job losses.
Universities South Africa has called on their American research partners to lobby against the ban of foreign aid to critical research.
Universities South Africa says the decision to halt international aid will deal a devastating blow to the life-saving work of medical research. Matutu says research partnerships with the US allowed for the funding of applied and experimental research as well as the roll-out of treatment. The US Embassy confirmed that Trump’s executive order does not apply to the President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief .
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