Good news on global health funding, clean energy, HIV
It’s good-news Friday from our friends at Australia’s Fix the News.
In the free-to-read section:
— “Surprising everyone (including us), the United States has reaffirmed its commitment to the Global Fund, the world’s largest financier of AIDS, TB, and malaria prevention and treatment programs. To say this comes as a surprise is an understatement - after all this year’s shocking news, this represents a lifeline for millions. The $4.6 billion commitment (the largest from a single donor) enables continuation of pooled medicine purchases and frontline service delivery,” says Fix the News, citing the online bulletin Think Global Health, an initiative of the Council on Foreign Relations in collaboration with the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington.
In Fix the News’ section that requires a subscription:
— “U.S. coal generation has collapsed from about 50% of electricity in 2005 to just 14% today. It’s one of the fastest energy transitions in modern history. Nearly 400 plants have retired or been scheduled for closure, and operating a coal plant now costs more than building new wind and solar in every state. The economics are settled, although political interventions by the government are delaying the endgame,” Fix the News says, referring us to an article in Canary Media.
— “Two trials have shown that infusions of broadly neutralizing antibodies can push HIV into long-term remission without daily antiretrovirals. In a study in South Africa, four of 20 participants remained HIV-free for over a year; in a trial in Europe, six of 34 maintained control for more than two years, long after the antibodies had cleared. It means researchers have shown, for the first time in human trials, that HIV can be pushed into long-term remission without daily medication,” says Fix the News, citing Knowable Magazine.
Note to readers
I need to run a shortened version of Citizen Cartwright this morning and will be back for our year-end wrap-up on Monday.