HIV and TB centres receive cancellation letters_1
0 seconds of 2 minutes, 11 secondsVolume 90%
Press shift question mark to access a list of keyboard shortcuts
Keyboard Shortcuts
Shortcuts Open/Close/ or ?
Play/PauseSPACE
Increase Volume↑
Decrease Volume↓
Seek Forward→
Seek Backward←
Captions On/Offc
Fullscreen/Exit Fullscreenf
Mute/Unmutem
Decrease Caption Size-
Increase Caption Size+ or =
Seek %0-9
JOHANNESBURG - US aid cuts have had serious impacts on the HIV and TB research centres which have began receiving cancellation letters.
Experts estimate that the US has been sponsoring 70% of HIV and TB research grants in South Africa.
READ: USAID cuts | Worrying impact on healthcare programmes in SA
The Wits University health consortium, which runs clinical trials, stands to lose about 460-million rand in grant funding.
Dr Phethiwe Matutu, CEO of Universities South Africa had a discussion with eNCA on this topic.