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Podcast: The Talking Point
Episode: #CitizensCorner: Public Health treatment Programmes
Description: The past week has seen major changes in international grant funding, especially in the public health sector. US President Donald Trump has a signed an executive order that has halted their existing and new foreign aid projects over the next 90 days around the world. President Trump has also signed an executive order to withdraw from the World Health Organization in the next 12 months. The US is the largest contributor to the international health organization. In South Africa, one of the biggest ways we have benefitted from foreign aid from the US is through public health initiatives such...