Gilead Sciences has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted its supplemental New Drug Application for Yeztugo, a 300-mg lenacapavir tablet being studied as a once-weekly oral option for HIV prevention. If approved, it could become the first long-acting oral pre-exposure prophylaxis option for people who need or want HIV prevention beyond… [Read More]
Why Local Funding Tracking and MDB Capital Mobilisation Need Greater Transparency
The latest aid and development transparency roundup highlights two major issues affecting the sector: the difficulty of tracking funding that reaches local organisations and the lack of meaningful progress in how multilateral development banks report private capital mobilisation. The first update focuses on lessons learned from five years of research into international funding directed to… [Read More]
WHO Member States Back Long-Term Strategy to Keep the World Polio-Free
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative has brought the world close to ending polio after more than three decades of sustained effort. However, the article stresses that eradication alone will not be enough. Keeping the world polio-free will require long-term investment in systems that can detect, prevent, and respond to poliovirus even after the final case… [Read More]
Concern Worldwide Annual Report Highlights Support for 23 Million People Amid Aid Cuts
Concern Worldwide reached 23 million people across 27 countries in 2025, despite rising humanitarian needs, funding cuts, and growing instability in many of the world’s poorest countries. The organisation’s annual report highlights both the scale of global suffering and the achievements made possible through the work of its teams, donors, and supporters. Concern Chief Executive… [Read More]
How Governments and Investors Can Help Deliver the US$1.3 Trillion Climate Finance Target
The roadmap to mobilise at least US$1.3 trillion a year in climate finance for developing countries by 2035 will depend heavily on strong coalitions among governments, multilateral development banks, private investors, and other financial institutions. The goal was agreed at COP29 in 2024 to support climate-resilient and low-emission development, but current finance flows remain far… [Read More]
SEK 80 Million Gift to Boost AI, Genomics, and Advanced Prostate Cancer Therapies
Entrepreneur and inventor Björn Gysell and his family have donated a total of SEK 80 million to support prostate cancer research at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. The funding represents one of the largest private investments in prostate cancer research in the country and will help researchers develop next-generation diagnostics and treatments using artificial intelligence, genomics,… [Read More]
New Forests Targets A$1 Billion for Global Natural Capital Investment Strategy
New Forests has launched its Global Landscape Opportunities strategy, marking the firm’s first global natural capital fund. The new fund is designed to invest across forestry, agriculture, carbon, biodiversity, and other nature-based real asset markets. The Sydney-based investment manager is reportedly seeking to raise A$1 billion, equivalent to about US$707 million, for the new strategy…. [Read More]
Spiro Targets DRC Expansion After US$215 Million Electric Mobility Funding Round
Spiro, an electric motorcycle and battery-swapping company, has identified the Democratic Republic of Congo as one of the African markets it may target in its next phase of growth. The company announced its expansion ambitions alongside a US$215 million fundraising round, saying it plans to accelerate operations across high-growth African markets including the DRC and… [Read More]
Lao PDR Urged to Protect Urged to Tobacco Control Gains from Industry Interference
Lao PDR has made major progress in tobacco control over the past few years, with the government taking important steps to strengthen public health protections. Amendments to the Law on Tobacco Control in 2021 tightened packaging and advertising restrictions and banned electronic cigarettes, placing the country among more than 40 nations that have prohibited these… [Read More]
WHO Praises South Africa’s Leadership in Expanding Innovative HIV Prevention
The World Health Organization has praised South Africa for launching the national rollout of lenacapavir, a long-acting injectable HIV prevention option. The twice-yearly pre-exposure prophylaxis injection marks a major milestone in the country’s efforts to reduce new HIV infections and move closer to ending HIV. The rollout was launched in Secunda, Mpumalanga province, and reflects… [Read More]
WHO Expert Convening to Advance Care for Pregnant Women with Noncommunicable Diseases
The World Health Organization is developing new recommendations to improve care for pregnant and postpartum women living with noncommunicable diseases. These conditions include diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, and other long-term health problems that may exist before pregnancy or develop during it. Noncommunicable diseases are becoming an increasingly important cause of poor health… [Read More]
WHO Calls for Safe and Appropriate Dengue Treatments Designed for Children
The World Health Organization has published its first-ever Paediatric Drug Optimization Process for dengue, marking an important step toward developing dengue treatments specifically designed for children. The new report identifies research priorities, development needs, and investment gaps to accelerate the availability of safe, appropriate, and child-friendly dengue therapeutics. The guidance is based on discussions from… [Read More]
Northern Trust Strengthens Ireland Operations with New Licensed Banking Branch
Northern Trust has received approval from the Central Bank of Ireland to establish The Northern Trust Company, Ireland Branch. The new banking branch will allow Northern Trust to provide custodial, banking, and capital markets services to Ireland-domiciled clients, including domestically regulated banking services. The Ireland Branch will complement Northern Trust Global Services S.E., the company’s… [Read More]
Ocean Leaders Gather in Kenya to Tackle Marine Pollution, Biodiversity Loss, and Climate Resilience
Ocean leaders from governments, civil society, science, investment, youth networks, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, and the private sector are gathering in Mombasa, Kenya, for the Regenerative Ocean Forum ahead of Africa’s first Our Ocean Conference. The forum is focused on advancing practical solutions to ocean degradation, marine pollution, biodiversity loss, climate impacts, and the… [Read More]
Tanzania News Roundup: Startup Growth, Gold Mine Child Labour, and Business Warnings
Tanzania’s startup ecosystem is expanding, but many young companies still face serious barriers when trying to move from early-stage ideas to scalable businesses. Limited market access, weak investor networks, regulatory challenges, and inadequate business development support continue to hold back growth. At the Tanzania Impact Investment Forum, Vodacom Tanzania’s Zuweina Farah said large companies can… [Read More]
AFC Backs US$7 Billion Dangote Fertiliser Expansion to Boost Africa’s Food Security
Africa Finance Corporation is supporting a US$7 billion fertiliser expansion programme by Dangote Group aimed at strengthening Africa’s food security and agricultural productivity. The programme will expand fertiliser production in Nigeria and establish a major new manufacturing platform in Ethiopia, helping reduce Africa’s dependence on imported agricultural inputs. As part of the investment, AFC is… [Read More]
Funding Cuts Threaten Youth-Led HIV Response in Western and Central Africa
The Western and Central African HIV+ Youth Network, known as RAJ+AOC, is facing major challenges despite its growing role in youth-led HIV advocacy and community outreach. Co-founded three years ago by Adjovi Husunukpe, the network now has nearly 500 members across 14 countries and works to connect young people living with HIV while strengthening their… [Read More]
India’s NGO Sector Faces a Funding Crisis as Calls Grow for Transparency and Collaboration
India’s NGO sector is facing a deep structural crisis shaped by funding dependency, weak collaboration, limited transparency, and growing public mistrust. The article argues that while many people view NGOs as money-making entities, this perception only partly reflects reality and also exposes a larger prejudice against the development sector. Many genuine organisations working on social… [Read More]
Human Rights Concerns Rise as Maasai Communities Face Land Restrictions in Tanzania
Indigenous environmental human rights defenders in Tanzania are calling for a rights-based approach to conservation as Maasai communities continue to face restrictions, displacement pressures, and loss of access to ancestral lands in Ngorongoro and Loliondo. Maasai activist Nailejileji Asia Tipap says conservation policies are increasingly being implemented without meaningful community consent, threatening traditional livelihoods, cultural… [Read More]
Wells Fargo Foundation Grants $1 Million to Expand Capital Access for Broward Entrepreneurs
The Wells Fargo Foundation has announced a $1 million grant to Ascendus to launch BRIDGE Broward, a new initiative designed to expand access to capital and business support for small entrepreneurs in Broward County. The initiative focuses on inclusive capital access, microloans, financial coaching, technical assistance, small business growth, job creation, credit health, business stability… [Read More]
$10 Million Gift Launches Community Health Fund to Address Social Barriers to Care in St. Louis
A new $10 million philanthropic contribution has launched the SSM Health–St. Louis Community Health Impact Fund, aimed at tackling non-medical barriers that affect patient recovery and long-term health outcomes across the region. The fund was established through a donation from Carolyn Kindle and will be managed by SSM Health Foundation–St. Louis. It is designed to… [Read More]
West Virginia Announces $17 Million in Grants for Water and Sewer Infrastructure Projects
West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey has announced more than $17 million in Economic Enhancement Grants aimed at improving water and sewer infrastructure across Mason, Morgan, and Wood counties. The funding, approved by the West Virginia Water Development Authority, is intended to remove infrastructure barriers that limit economic development and housing growth. Officials say the investments… [Read More]
Jiajia Vision Raises New B2 Funding Round to Advance Physical AGI Development
Jiajia Vision has announced a new B2 funding round, strengthening investor confidence in its work on physical artificial general intelligence and world model technologies. The funding focuses on physical AGI, world models, embodied intelligence, autonomous systems, industrial AI applications, advanced algorithms, data systems, production-grade execution and large-scale commercialization. According to reports, the B2 round was… [Read More]
