Lyn van Rooyen

WCC publishes “HIV, Migration, and Forced Displacement: What Can the Churches Do?” The World Council of Churches (WCC) has published “HIV, Migration, and Forced Displacement: What Can the Churches Do?” by Sue Parry.

WCC publishes “HIV, Migration, and Forced Displacement: What Can the Churches Do?” www.oikoumene.org/news/wcc-pub...

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted As a young follower of Jesus, I recognised the Sermon on the Mount and the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:1-12) as a core teaching of Jesus Christ and sought to follow it and put it into practice in my life.

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As Gaza faces starvation, global religious voices call for immediate aid and respect for human life As hunger spreads across Gaza, faith leaders are expanding and amplifying the call for the suffering to end.

As Gaza faces starvation, global religious voices call for immediate aid and respect for human life.
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Shagufta Ahmad (@shagufta_ahmad1) on Threads Finally some honest reporting from the BBC News

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Robert W Malone, MD on X: "To those who find fault with me using the term anti-vaxer. 35–45% of Americans, including myself, find vaccine mandates as unacceptable. The government has definined this group of people as being anti-vaxers. Some people believe that the term anti-vaxer is a pejorative. I do" / X To those who find fault with me using the term anti-vaxer. 35–45% of Americans, including myself, find vaccine mandates as unacceptable. The government has definined this group of people as being anti-vaxers. Some people believe that the term anti-vaxer is a pejorative. I do

Dr. Robert Malone, a new member of the USA Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP), posted this on X two days before his appointment was announced. x.com/RWMaloneMD/s...

IAS announces Rio de Janeiro as host city for AIDS 2026 Geneva, Switzerland – IAS – the International AIDS Society – announced today that AIDS 2026, the 26th International AIDS Conference, will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and virtually from 25 to 30 July 2026. Between 7,000 and 10,000 people are expected to attend. “We are at a critical turning point in the HIV response as shifting geopolitical dynamics and funding uncertainties threaten decades of progress,” IAS President and AIDS 2026 International Co-Chair Beatriz Grinsztejn said. “With AIDS 2026 just four years before the 2030 deadline for global targets, the HIV response hangs in the balance. An evidence-based, resilient, fully funded

IAS announces Rio de Janeiro as host city for AIDS 2026 #26thInternationalAIDSConference #InternationalAIDSSociety

Will the Humanities Survive Artificial Intelligence? Maybe not as we’ve known them. But, in the ruins of the old curriculum, something vital is stirring.

This is a sublimely written and thought-provoking article on AI and the humanities, but I think it is just as important for everyone else. I think it is essential reading for developers of these systems, too! www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

Aid cuts predicted to cause 2.9 million more HIV-related deaths by 2030 – study Reductions to overseas budgets by US, UK and EU countries will have ‘devastating consequences’, say researchers in modelling published in the Lancet HIV Up to 2.9 million more children and adults will die from HIV-related causes before 2030 because of aid cuts by countries including the US and Britain, a new study has found. A resulting resurgence of the HIV epidemic would have “devastating consequences” globally, researchers warned, after estimating between 4.4m and 10.8m extra new infections in the next five years due to the cuts. Continue reading...

Aid cuts predicted to cause 2.9 million more HIV-related deaths by 2030 – study

US decision to end support for Gavi puts millions of children’s lives at risk It's estimated that more than 1.2 million children may die as a result of this political decision.

#USA: the decision to end support for Gavi puts millions of children’s lives at risk.

It's estimated that more than 1.2 million children may die as a result of this political decision.

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Tuberculosis treatment

Yes, #Tuberculosis (TB) is curable!

TB is treated with antibiotics taken daily for 4–6 months. ⚠️ Stopping treatment early can lead to drug-resistant TB.

Funding cuts & rising drug resistance put the most vulnerable at risk. Sustained support is crucial to #EndTB 👉 bit.ly/4ilkK1h #WorldTBDay

WCC publishes resource on legal tools for climate justice The newly published resource "Hope for Children Through Climate Justice: Legal Tools to Hold Financiers Accountable" provides churches and communities essential legal tools designed to hold financial ...

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Always worthwhile to read @bhekisisa.org posts.

Stereotypical media narratives deprive Africa and FDI community of $Billions annually, new study reveals - Africa Practice

The pervasive effects of racism and colonialism. africapractice.com/stereotypica...

This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.

This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.

<em>Journal of the International AIDS Society</em> | IAS HIV Research Journal | Wiley Online Library Click on the article title to read more.

🌍 "Early impacts of the #PEPFAR stop-work order: a rapid assessment"

📰 Check out these new field notes in the Journal of the International AIDS Society (JIAS) and join the call to #SavePEPFAR!

Tendai Nyamkondiwa accompanies her niece, Ngonidzashe Rondozai, on the street where they live in Harare, Zimbabwe. Rondozai, 17, has cerebral palsy and uses an appropriately designed and fitted wheelchair provided by the Jairos Jiri Association with funding from USAID--the program Trump has killed.

UNAIDS rallies faith leaders in support of the HIV response at the Vatican in Rome
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RFK Jr is in. Is health in America on its way out? - Bhekisisa Robert F. Kennedy Jr has fought Big Pharma and Big Food, but he’s also spread dangerous misinformation about vaccines, fluoride and even HIV. Now he’s going to run the US health system.

RFK Jr refused to say that vaccines don’t cause autism — despite decades of research debunking the claim. He now oversees child vaccination policies in the US. Experts warn this could bring back preventable diseases like measles. #Vaccines #RFKJr

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At Vatican meeting, HIV advocates vow to fight past USAID setbacks Players in the global response to pediatric HIV and tuberculosis used a meeting last week to commit to continue services despite the U.S. foreign aid freeze.

Commitment from the Vatican
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[BREAKING] Defying Trump: Some Pepfar projects can now restart in full — without a waiver - Bhekisisa The original grants of Pepfar-funded organisations who are funded through the Centres for Disease Control have been reinstated. This is because a federal judge enforced a temporary restraining order b...

BREAKING: HIV Pepfar projects getting their money through the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention will today restart in full, around the world — without a waiver. The reason? A court order. Find out why via @miamalan.bsky.social. bhekisisa.org/health-news-...

Major cuts to programs that millions rely on, all to finance another round of tax cuts that will disproportionately benefit the wealthy and big corporations.

Another reminder that we have socialism for the rich, harsh capitalism for the rest.

Ben Phillips on LinkedIn: The current moment is bleak. We are right to feel enraged. But hope is how… The current moment is bleak. We are right to feel enraged. But hope is how we’ll win. A two minute message for today.

The current moment is bleak. We are right to feel enraged. But hope is how we’ll win.

A two minute message for today.

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In Breaking USAID, the Trump Administration May Have Broken the Law ProPublica’s reporting provides new details about what legal risk officials were prepared to take and what laws they may have violated on their way to creating a “constitutional crisis.”

Trump and Elon Musk all but dismantled USAID. It took them less than a month.

It's an unprecedented test of the checks and balances at the heart of the American system of government.

The must-read inside story, from @annamaria.bsky.social and Brett Murphy. www.propublica.org/article/usai...

How USAID provides work in your state:
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Elon Musk reportedly spent $40M on #Superbowl ads calling #USAID wasteful. Here’s how we would’ve spent that $$: Tell Congress to #saveforeignaid and #standwithUSAID 󏈠Shipped the 29K metric tons of American food on American ships instead of letting it rot in a Texas warehouse

Musk reportedly spent $40M on #Superbowl ads calling #USAID wasteful. Here’s how we would’ve spent that $$: 󏈠Protected 30M football fields of tropical forest in Africa to stop China from exploiting the minerals that fuel our world youtu.be/PqUESHfuO_8
#saveforeignaid #standwithUSAID

Elon Musk reportedly spent $40M on #Superbowl ads calling #USAID wasteful. Here’s how we would’ve spent that $$: 󏈠Slowed the flow of migrants to our borders by providing job training to 50K people in Central America youtu.be/PqUESHfuO_8 #s

Elon Musk reportedly spent $40M on #Superbowl ads calling #USAID wasteful. Here’s how we would’ve spent that $$: 󏈠Bought 29K tons of produce and vegetable oil from American farmers to feed people, reducing mass migration youtu.be/PqUESHfuO_8 #saveforeignaid

Musk reportedly spent $40M on #Superbowl ads calling #USAID wasteful. Here’s how we would’ve spent that $$: 󏈠Purchased HIV treatment from U.S. pharma companies to keep 1M pp alive for 1 year. Tell Congress to youtu.be/PqUESHfuO_8 #saveforeignaid and #standwithUSAID