Q&A with Mark Heywood on funding cuts to HIV/Aids programmes

Original Article by Chris Barron | Sunday Times | 9 March 2025

The US decision to stop funding South African HIV/Aids programmes has left them reeling. Chris Barron spoke to Aids activist and TAC co-founder Mark Heywood.

The US decision to stop funding South African HIV/Aids programmes has left them reeling. Chris Barron spoke to Aids activist and TAC co-founder Mark Heywood.

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