Winnie Byanyima
20th and 21st-century Ugandan aeronautical engineer, politician and diplomat
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Good to meet President William Ruto at #UNGA. I strongly support his work as the AU Champion for Local Manufacturing of Medical Products,
- Byanyima said,... adding thatKenyans.co.kekenyans.co.ke/news/127301…
HIV epidemics can change quickly, and countries need health and community systems that are ready to respond urgently,
- said ByanyimaGuardiantheguardian.com/world/2026…
- said the executive director of UNAIDS Winnie ByanyimaBBCbbc.com/news/articles…
We don’t have time to lose. This is a moment of radical change.”
- Its chief, Winnie Byanyima, warnedThe Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…
He will not allow any government official to touch him,
- Byanyima saidBBCbbc.com/news/articles…
He is unconscious, unable to speak, and unresponsive even to a pain stimulus,
- Byanyima, who also heads the United Nations AIDS programme (UNAIDS), wrote on her X accountKenyans.co.kekenyans.co.ke/news/125761…
The end of AIDS is no longer limited by science. The scientists have done their part. It's limited by inequality. Science has done its job, now politics must do its job,
- said UNAIDS chief Winnie ByanyimaHindustan Timeshindustantimes.com/world/news…
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Winnie Byanyima Defends Meeting Ruto Amid Questions Over Besigye Abduction
Kenyans.co.kekenyans.co.ke/news/127301…Madina Okot had a special guest at the Atlanta Dream’s win over the New York Liberty as William Ruto, the President of Kenya, was in attendance sitting courtside
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/new…Fiji declares HIV a national crisis, 1 in 60 adults carry it
Deutsche Welledw.com/en/fiji…Pacific nation reported 27 per cent surge in new diagnoses last year
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…Solidarity makes science accessible for all — this is the roadmap for ending the AIDS epidemic
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…Mia Malan asks what the HIV movement — and its many conferences — should become next
News24news24.com/opinions/columnists…Detained Ugandan opposition leader Besigye in intensive care, wife says
Aljazeeraaljazeera.com/news/2026…The United Nations has warned the Ugandan government over what it described as an escalating crackdown on civil society groups and opposition figures in the country
Kenyans.co.kekenyans.co.ke/news/125761…HIV funding fell by $2bn last year fuelled by Trump’s aid cuts, new reports find
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…HIV progress in 'real danger' as global funding plummets
Hindustan Timeshindustantimes.com/world/news…Trump and Democratic states clash in court over who’s too sick to work
Politicopolitico.com/news/2026…Trump’s aid cuts force thousands of HIV services to shut — despite US protection pledge
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/trump…The findings show a grimmer picture of the impact of the cuts than the State Department’s data, released in April, which seemed to suggest that the program had helped to treat about as many people last year as it had in 2024
The New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/07…South African civil groups warn of dire impact as US phases out HIV program funding
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/johanne…South Africa does not rely on US-funding for HIV drugs, but the US made a significant contribution to the country's programmes to prevent the spread of the virus
BBCbbc.com/news/articles…UN General Assembly adopts political declaration on HIV/AIDS
XinhuaNetenglish.news.cn/20260624/9ba32…India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Harish Parvathaneni, reaffirmed India's commitment to ending AIDS by 2030, highlighting the National AIDS and STD Control Programme and the Triple Elimination Strategy for mother-to-child transmission
Asianet Newsablenewsable.asianetnews.com/world…HIV response facing ‘biggest storm ever seen’, new UN report into global aid cuts warns
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…The announcement of an ambitious plan to end the HIV epidemic by 2030 caught even his own top health officials by surprise
Politicopolitico.com/news/magazine…As US cash dries up South Africa's fight to stop Aids gets harder
BBCbbc.com/news/articles…The overall package is nearly $20 billion more than the Trump administration initially requested
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…Besigye's Wife Slams Ugandan Minister For Claiming That She is not Listed as His Next of Kin
Kenyans.co.kekenyans.co.ke/news/120217…After presidential election, Ugandan police detain a key ally of opposition figure Bobi Wine
ABC News Goabcnews.go.com/International/w…Muwanga Kivumbi, a deputy leader of Wine's National Unity Platform (NUP), is accused of organising attacks on a police station and a vote-tallying centre after their electoral loss, which the party denies
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