Related to this—as a journalist covering global health and development, one thing I struggle to get is accurate information on the ground from developing countries about the effects of US policies and cuts. One thing that EAs in Nigeria are uniquely positioned to do is keep us informed - I’d really value someone going to three HIV clinics in their area in Nigeria, checking if they are open, and if they’re open asking them about their funding/how many people go there/how they’ve been affected by the freezing, unfreezing and cancellation of USAID grants/ whether they have any stories patients are willing to share about the effects of cancellations. Non-results (everything is running smoothly and unaffected) are also valuable.
I’m currently based in Nigeria and would be happy to help by visiting local HIV clinics to check their status, and gather necessary information and any stories related to USAID grant changes. Please let me know if there are specific guidelines or questions you’d like me to follow.
That would be amazing! The specific things I am interested in:
For each clinic that was open/available in early January 2025, are they still open now? Do they have access to funding and medication? If they are going to run out, when are they going to run out? Were their operations affected by the funding freezes?
If they were affected, do they have specific patients, or family members of patients who died, who would be willing to talk to American journalists about how they were affected? How much money did they spend annually, and how many people did they provide medication to? Was anything communicated to them about the reasons for the cuts?
My email is kelsey.piper@vox.com; let me know if you have any questions!!!
Related to this—as a journalist covering global health and development, one thing I struggle to get is accurate information on the ground from developing countries about the effects of US policies and cuts. One thing that EAs in Nigeria are uniquely positioned to do is keep us informed - I’d really value someone going to three HIV clinics in their area in Nigeria, checking if they are open, and if they’re open asking them about their funding/how many people go there/how they’ve been affected by the freezing, unfreezing and cancellation of USAID grants/ whether they have any stories patients are willing to share about the effects of cancellations. Non-results (everything is running smoothly and unaffected) are also valuable.
I’m currently based in Nigeria and would be happy to help by visiting local HIV clinics to check their status, and gather necessary information and any stories related to USAID grant changes. Please let me know if there are specific guidelines or questions you’d like me to follow.
That would be amazing! The specific things I am interested in:
For each clinic that was open/available in early January 2025, are they still open now? Do they have access to funding and medication? If they are going to run out, when are they going to run out? Were their operations affected by the funding freezes?
If they were affected, do they have specific patients, or family members of patients who died, who would be willing to talk to American journalists about how they were affected? How much money did they spend annually, and how many people did they provide medication to? Was anything communicated to them about the reasons for the cuts?
My email is kelsey.piper@vox.com; let me know if you have any questions!!!
Not involved, but awesome! I’m quite keen to see what you find
I can pass this request on to the EA Nigeria team