Watch – US funding cuts threaten global medical advancement: Here’s why it matters to you

In February 2025, the US cut major funding for HIV/AIDS care and medical research in South Africa — a move with far-reaching consequences. With up to 70% of our medical research funded by the NIH, the impact will be deep and long-lasting. It might not seem like it affects you now, but it will. Daily Maverick's Tamsin Metelerkamp interviewed South African physician, scientist and activist Glenda Gray and human rights and social justice activist Mark Heywood about what you need to know.