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The Trump administration infrequently backs down, but it did this week

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NPR's Scott Detrow talks to The Atlantic's Anne Applebaum about why the Trump administration appears to be backing off some of its actions and what that means for concerns about democratic backsliding.
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For teenage and young women in Mozambique, DREAMS deferred

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A program focused on HIV prevention specifically for adolescent girls and young women ended following funding cuts by the Trump administration. What do women who benefited from DREAMS have to say?
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The long view of the HIV/AIDS crisis in Mozambique

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A medical facility run by a Catholic association from Italy offers historical perspective on the course of the AIDS epidemic in Mozambique, where over 10 percent of the population lives with HIV.
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Zaddies beware: 'Soul City' returns to South African TV

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In South Africa, a nonprofit organization is rebooting a popular soap opera that once dramatized and educated viewers about HIV and AIDS. It's only part of their feminist mission.
He filmed himself doing household tasks — for AI robots

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Closure of U.S.-funded health clinic falls upon South African sex workers

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Changes to U.S. global health funding fall heavily on stigmatized and marginalized populations like sex workers in South Africa, who can no longer access clinics specifically serving them.
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Helping South Africans access HIV treatment — with a much-reduced budget

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Community health programs in South Africa have been heavily impacted by U.S. cuts to global aid. At one organization which once employed over 30 workers, the four who remain tell of their experiences.