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Local, women journalists producing world-class international journalism since 2006. Follow us on Blue Sky for our latest coverage: @globalpress.bsky.social
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SPECIAL REPORT: Get the latest news on the consequences of USAID’s shutdown, reported by local women journalists in the most-impacted global locations. https://t.co/bbHG6kHWNo
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When U.S. Pres. Donald Trump unexpectedly shut down USAID in early 2025, the impact was immediate: People waiting in line at health clinics for tuberculosis medication were turned away. Children...
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After 20 years of groundbreaking work, Global Press will wind down its operations at the end of 2025. Explore two decades of powerful journalism: https://t.co/ThBefSiUcV
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Last week #ElonMusk said that #Ebola funding was “accidentally” cut but restored immediately. Health workers in #Uganda say they’ve seen no sign that the funding has been restored. https://t.co/Hvxd8pusBM
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Elon Musk, an unelected US official leading budget cuts, claims funding to contain Uganda's Ebola outbreak "accidentally" ended temporarily. Ugandan officials say the US still offers support, but...
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Stuck in Zimbabwe - African Refugees Grounded By U.S. Executive Order @GlobalPress: https://t.co/aPq0lec8rc
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About 1.5 million Ugandans live with HIV/AIDS. Of them, 1.2 million take antiretroviral drugs — many of which are provided thanks to US funding. It’s the same across the world: More than 20 million people receive antiretroviral treatment through PEPFAR. https://t.co/OtrelHc8u2
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As US President Donald Trump ends nearly all foreign aid funding, access to medicines that have suppressed an epidemic for decades will disappear.
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Refugees at a settlement camp in Zimbabwe were about to board flights to new futures. Trump’s policy decisions mean they are starting over yet again. https://t.co/IMZmAA8BXN
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Some refugees at a settlement camp were about to board flights to new futures. Trump’s policy decisions mean they are starting over yet again.
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Antibiotic resistance is here. Millions of people are dying. @GlobalPress reporters across seven countries joined forced to produce this unique, insightful look at a global health problem that will kill more people than cancer by 2050. https://t.co/WhMePC5FgV
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As the Trump Administration dismantles #USAID , officials sound the alarm: Babies in Nepal will starve. See the dire warnings from #Nepal as the consequences of a world without USAID take hold. https://t.co/6poJKq9Ezl
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The US government's abrupt stop-work order halts a 72-million-dollar project designed to end malnutrition.
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Uganda’s anti-homosexuality law has made finding safety harder for LGBTQ+ people. Shelters are quietly adapting to protect residents. 🔗 https://t.co/xUY01nVZ8W By Beatrice Lamwaka
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Nepal is leading Asia in LGBT rights. Advocacy by Sunil Babu Pant and others has brought changes like gender minority recognition and same-sex marriage registration. 🔗 https://t.co/kO2wZkqVKu by Sunita Neupane
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Amid Zimbabwe’s health worker exodus, doctors and nurses who stayed behind face long hours, low wages and a struggling system. 🔗 Read more: https://t.co/JmDFhlDBtY 📝 By Gamuchirai Masiyiwa, GPJ Zimbabwe
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Presidential pardons let convicted criminals walk free in Nepal. Outrage and a Supreme Court ruling are forcing a reckoning. 🔗 Read more: https://t.co/DsqgYKngHa 📝 By Sunita Neupane, GPJ Nepal
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Haiti’s youth are leading a Vodou revival, reconnecting with a religion long marginalized but rooted in history and resistance. 🔗 Read more: https://t.co/0LAChPqMmN 📝 By Verlande Cadet, GPJ Haiti
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Gang-controlled roads. Power outages. Blockades. Haitian reporters adapt every day to tell stories that matter. 🔗 https://t.co/UHGywIiRXa 📝 By GPJ Americas team
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Rising stigma threatens Zimbabwe’s fight against HIV/AIDS. Experts say awareness is critical to breaking barriers to testing and treatment. https://t.co/w27FhSwzT8 by Gamuchirai Masiyiwa, GPJ Zimbabwe
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Beautification or eviction? As bulldozers move in along Kathmandu's Bagmati River, families like Januka Pokhrel’s are left asking: Where do we go? 🔗 https://t.co/NzlIZdp7m5 📝 By Sunita Neupane, GPJ Nepal
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In rural Zimbabwe, a communal tradition known as zunde ramambo is feeding those most in need. Villagers work together to grow food for elders, children and vulnerable families. 🔗 https://t.co/DSppOV8kgU 📝 By Evidence Chenjerai, GPJ Zimbabwe
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Cut off after Hurricane Maria, a Puerto Rican community built its own free clinic. Over 20,000 lives changed. https://t.co/fpoSoYL3u6 📝 By Yasmín Porrata Morán, GPJ Puerto Rico
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