The transactional US government: HIV medications, biological specimens, and mineral rights in Zambia

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/health/zambia-hiv-aid-minerals-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.T1A.lCAy.Y3bnxyhgoR95&smid=nytcore-ios-share (gift link) Stephanie Nolen in the NYT

No H.I.V. Aid Without More Access to Minerals: U.S. Ponders ‘Sticks’ Against Zambia

A draft State Department memo outlines ways the Trump administration may ratchet up pressure on the African country by ending health support “on a massive scale.”

The New York Times