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Health Justice Initiative
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www.healthjusticeinitiative.org.za

The Health Justice Initiative (HJI) is a South African non-profit organisation working to address systemic health inequities and injustices in SA and beyond.
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Must Read:

Law & Global Governance of Infectious Disease: Access to Medicines on COVID, AIDS, & Beyond
Via:
American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics Journal
Cambridge Univ. Press
@ASLMENews

Matthew Kavanagh
Luis G Abinader
Fatima Hassan
Eric Friedman

Link:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Law and Global Governance of Infectious Disease: Access to Medicines on COVID-19, AIDS, and Beyond | Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics | Cambridge Core
Law and Global Governance of Infectious Disease: Access to Medicines on COVID-19, AIDS, and Beyond
www.cambridge.org
We are 5!!!!!

For more on our work, and to support the HJI please visit: www.healthjusticeinitiative.org.za
healthjusticeinitiative.org.za/donate/
July 11, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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"We thought we had built the right networks for HIV and COVID—but with today’s political and aid instability, we need new forms of solidarity. "- Fatima Hassan, @hji-sa.bsky.social during the 3rd GH-Solidarity Webinar

@wellcometrust.bsky.social

#Health #solidarity #southafrica #GlobalHealth
June 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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🔔How can solidarity be used as a tool for justice during times of crisis?

We're honoured to feature Fatima Hassan, a leading human rights lawyer and social justice activist, and founder of the @hji-sa.bsky.social in our upcoming GH- Solidarity Webinar.

#globalhealth
May 28, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Must Read:

Law & Global Governance of Infectious Disease: Access to Medicines on COVID, AIDS, & Beyond
Via:
American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics Journal
Cambridge Univ. Press
@ASLMENews

Matthew Kavanagh
Luis G Abinader
Fatima Hassan
Eric Friedman

Link:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Law and Global Governance of Infectious Disease: Access to Medicines on COVID-19, AIDS, and Beyond | Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics | Cambridge Core
Law and Global Governance of Infectious Disease: Access to Medicines on COVID-19, AIDS, and Beyond
www.cambridge.org
May 15, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Must Read:

Law & Global Governance of Infectious Disease: Access to Medicines on COVID, AIDS, & Beyond
Via:
American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics Journal
Cambridge Univ. Press
@ASLMENews

Matthew Kavanagh
Luis G Abinader
Fatima Hassan
Eric Friedman

Link:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Law and Global Governance of Infectious Disease: Access to Medicines on COVID-19, AIDS, and Beyond | Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics | Cambridge Core
Law and Global Governance of Infectious Disease: Access to Medicines on COVID-19, AIDS, and Beyond
www.cambridge.org
May 15, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Must Listen:

Via @safm - this weeks Talking Point w. @CathyMohlahlana

''Health civil society organisations calling on government to make emergency funding available''

(PEPFAR/USAID cuts for health services & research)

omny.fm/shows/the-talk…

With @SECTION27news @SweatTweets
https://omny.fm/shows/the-talk…
April 25, 2025 at 11:52 AM
🚨Must Read🚨

"Inside SA government’s confused response to US funding crisis: The government could have used emergency allocations to finance defunded services but has failed to do so."

groundup.org.za/article/inside…

Via @GroundUp_News

@TAC @PSAM_AFRICA @SECTION27news @Afri_Alliance
https://groundup.org.za/article/inside…
April 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Brian Mast's claim about "extremely expensive #HIV medication" is false, first line regimens are typically less than $45 per year. Pete Marocco's claims about advocacy funding just as inaccurate. Politico could've fact-checked both, but didn't.
March 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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🚨Must Read🚨

HIV-AIDS OP-ED:
*A lifeline in freefall: The loss of Pepfar in SA could cost a million lives over 10 years*

Link:
www.dailymaverick.co.za/home-summari...

With:
@TAC
@Afri_Alliance
@HealthJusticeIn
March 20, 2025 at 4:40 AM
🚨Must Read🚨

HIV-AIDS OP-ED:
*A lifeline in freefall: The loss of Pepfar in SA could cost a million lives over 10 years*

Link:
www.dailymaverick.co.za/home-summari...

With:
@TAC
@Afri_Alliance
@HealthJusticeIn
March 20, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Letter to SA Government 📄

SA NGOs remain concerned that there is not enough transparency in SA government’s handling of consequences of USAID/ PEPFAR cuts.

Link:
healthjusticeinitiative.org.za/2025/03/18/p...

African Alliance
TAC
SECTION27news
Sweat
PSAM_AFRICA
Cancer Alliance
PEPFAR FREEZE - Health Justice Initiative (HJI)
A group of civil society organisations has written the following joint letter calling for the South African government to provide a coordinated emergency response to address the healthcare emergency c...
healthjusticeinitiative.org.za
March 19, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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“about a million additional people will die terrible deaths every single year for the foreseeable future if PEPFAR doesn’t get reversed”

www.vox.com/future-perfe...
Killing PEPFAR means killing millions of people
All to save 0.08 percent of the budget.
www.vox.com
March 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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99% of new medicines developed by the pharmaceutical industry depend on NIH research jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Comparison of Research Spending on New Drug Approvals by the NIH vs the Pharmaceutical Industry
This cross-sectional study examines National Institutes of Health and pharmaceutical industry investments in recent drug approvals.
jamanetwork.com
March 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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“What’s transpired over the last three or four days just takes it to a whole new level of cruelty and inhumanity and, frankly, a whole new level of stupidity in doing this is the most non-strategic way.” Tens of thousands of people will die as a result of this action.

www.salon.com/2025/02/28/a...
"A whole new level of cruelty": Health experts decry "devastating" cuts to HIV treatment programs
The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation said the latest cuts will deprive 350,000 people of HIV treatment.
www.salon.com
March 9, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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Some photos from the Stand Up for Science protest in San Francisco. #standupforscience
March 8, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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Read:

A long overdue investigation by the Competition Commission has commenced for insulin pens and more, in South Africa– against Novo Nordisk and Sanofi-Aventis.

Link to our reaction:
healthjusticeinitiative.org.za/2025/02/26/c...

#TAC
#MSF
February 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
📢Just in 📢

Fact Sheet-
The SA Competition Commission is investigating pharmaceutical corporations Novo Nordisk & Sanofi-Aventis SA for potential anti-competitive practices in the insulin pen market.

Download the Fact Sheet here:
(with TAC)

t.co/Ixv5NNbatQ
https://healthjusticeinitiative.org.za/2025/03/03/factsheet-competition-commission-investigation-on-insulin/
t.co
March 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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NEW: USAID's acting asst administrator, Nick Enrich, has been placed on leave after sharing a memo detailing how political appointees have "wholly prevented" staff from continuing life saving aid.
March 2, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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"Eliminating PEPFAR would lead to 601,000 HIV-related deaths and 565,000 new HIV infections in South Africa alone over 10 years. It would also increase population-level health care expenditure by $1.7 billion..." @linda-gailb.bsky.social writes in @statnews.com.

www.statnews.com/2025/03/01/p...
We tried to quantify the impact of abrupt PEPFAR cuts. The results startled even us
A peer reviewer questioned the premise of our study into the potential impact of abruptly ending PEPFAR funding. Then it happened.
www.statnews.com
March 2, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Watch:

'A disaster is looming...'

27 Feb. South Africa Groups and CHANGE Press Conference
- on Trump Termination of Health Services in SA

LINK:📲
healthjusticeinitiative.org.za/2025/02/27/c...

@hivpxresearch.bsky.social
CHANGE (South Africa) press conference - Health Justice Initiative (HJI)
On 27 February 2025, South African members of CHANGE (Community Health and HIV Advocates Navigating Global Emergencies) held an online press conference on the ongoing impact disruptions to internation...
healthjusticeinitiative.org.za
March 1, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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📢Media Reports SA CHANGE PRESS Conference 27 Feb -re. USAID, PEPFAR+ funding termination: healthpolicy-watch.news/us-terminates-… independent.co.uk/news/world/ame… dw.com/en/south-afric�¿½��� businesslive.co.za/bd/natinational/he… theguardian.com/us-news/2025/f… wenewsenglish.pk/us-hiv-aid-fre…
February 28, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Watch:

'A disaster is looming...'

27 Feb. South Africa Groups and CHANGE Press Conference
- on Trump Termination of Health Services in SA

LINK:📲
healthjusticeinitiative.org.za/2025/02/27/c...

@hivpxresearch.bsky.social
CHANGE (South Africa) press conference - Health Justice Initiative (HJI)
On 27 February 2025, South African members of CHANGE (Community Health and HIV Advocates Navigating Global Emergencies) held an online press conference on the ongoing impact disruptions to internation...
healthjusticeinitiative.org.za
March 1, 2025 at 6:34 AM
📢Media Reports SA CHANGE PRESS Conference 27 Feb -re. USAID, PEPFAR+ funding termination: healthpolicy-watch.news/us-terminates-… independent.co.uk/news/world/ame… dw.com/en/south-afric�¿½��� businesslive.co.za/bd/natinational/he… theguardian.com/us-news/2025/f… wenewsenglish.pk/us-hiv-aid-fre…
February 28, 2025 at 6:15 AM
🚨📢🚨📢

'U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World.

-Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails'

Via NYT: @snolen

📲📰
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/h...
U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World
Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 6:10 AM