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EPISODE · Mar 19, 2025 · 26 MIN

Judge blocks further USAID shutdown

from Health Check · host BBC World Service

A federal judge has said the shuttering of USAID is ‘likely unconstitutional’, while the Trump administration has been ordered to pay back bills for USAID. But what difference is this making on the ground? Global health journalist Andrew Green is in Uganda finding out. Also on the show, a new safety trial shows yearly injections of the drug lenacapivir may be able to prevent HIV transmission, and PCOS and endometriosis are two fairly common gynecological issues, but could they also lead to cardiovascular issues?Presenter: Claudia Hammond Producer: Margaret Sessa-Hawkins and Katie Tomsett

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