Rachel Schraer
@rachelschraer.bsky.social
Global Health Correspondent for The Independent 🌎
Before: The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, BBC News + World Service ✍️ 📻 📺
Get in touch: rachel [dot] schraer [at] independent.co.uk or on Signal @rachelschraer.01
Before: The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, BBC News + World Service ✍️ 📻 📺
Get in touch: rachel [dot] schraer [at] independent.co.uk or on Signal @rachelschraer.01
Being shot at by M23 rebels amid a devastating ebola outbreak, the lab's leading scientist to realise he needed to fight disease from the continent, not from Switzerland or the US www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Inside the African lab hunting for Disease X – and the next pandemic
As rich countries turn their back on foreign aid, the Institut Pasteur in Senegal is preparing the continent to fight deadly diseases that can spread silently across borders. Rachel Schraer reports
www.independent.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Being shot at by M23 rebels amid a devastating ebola outbreak, the lab's leading scientist to realise he needed to fight disease from the continent, not from Switzerland or the US www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
In many African countries, disease outbreaks are a black box. And the later they're spotted, the harder they are to contain, causing needless misery and death - as well as reliance on international organisations like the United Nations and big charities flying in to help
November 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
In many African countries, disease outbreaks are a black box. And the later they're spotted, the harder they are to contain, causing needless misery and death - as well as reliance on international organisations like the United Nations and big charities flying in to help
In leaked recordings, prominent people in the movement discuss using the vacuum left by Trump's aid cuts to stop what they call the promotion of "LGBT ideology and abortion", including by challenging existing democratically voted rights
November 24, 2025 at 10:26 AM
In leaked recordings, prominent people in the movement discuss using the vacuum left by Trump's aid cuts to stop what they call the promotion of "LGBT ideology and abortion", including by challenging existing democratically voted rights
Using a growing network of 'family values' conferences, American and European conservative groups have been flying into Kenya, Uganda and Sierra Leone this year and sitting alongside African politicians to discuss changing laws and policies as part of a US "pro-family foreign policy"
November 24, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Using a growing network of 'family values' conferences, American and European conservative groups have been flying into Kenya, Uganda and Sierra Leone this year and sitting alongside African politicians to discuss changing laws and policies as part of a US "pro-family foreign policy"
And those who faced the most devastating consequences, including deaths www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
When Trump’s aid cuts robbed them of HIV drugs, these people died
Special Report: Three people have died at just one community centre on the outskirts of Senegal’s capital, Dakar, following US aid cuts to HIV care. Rachel Schraer meets the women fighting to stop mor...
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
And those who faced the most devastating consequences, including deaths www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
In Senegal, I met the people who face the consequences of these global aid cuts, eroding the country's ability to prevent the spread of HIV www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
African HIV services face double blow of cuts from both Trump and UK
Britain has significantly slashed its contribution to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria – compounding aid cuts announced by Donald Trump earlier this year
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
In Senegal, I met the people who face the consequences of these global aid cuts, eroding the country's ability to prevent the spread of HIV www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
The 15% drop is projected to cost more than 250,000 lives
November 7, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The 15% drop is projected to cost more than 250,000 lives
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September 18, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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WATCH: Mission Aborted: Trump’s War on Maternal Care
Mission Aborted: Trump’s War on Maternal Care
In the opening moments of his presidency, Donald Trump made dramatic and sweeping cuts to US international aid. His main target: family planning programs worldwide. The president even wrongly accused ...
www.independent.co.uk
September 4, 2025 at 10:24 AM
WATCH: Mission Aborted: Trump’s War on Maternal Care
In Tanzania, shortages of contraceptives are limiting women's choices and driving them to less effective methods, according to @msichoices.org and risking a spike in unintended pregnancies - and deaths
September 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
In Tanzania, shortages of contraceptives are limiting women's choices and driving them to less effective methods, according to @msichoices.org and risking a spike in unintended pregnancies - and deaths
In Kenya, for eg, some of the most popular types of contraception (implants and injections) have completely run out in health facilities. These were favoured for their discreet nature - women are, "not always in a position to negotiate for safe sex,” Lawreen Sakini at @rhnkorg.bsky.social tells me
September 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
In Kenya, for eg, some of the most popular types of contraception (implants and injections) have completely run out in health facilities. These were favoured for their discreet nature - women are, "not always in a position to negotiate for safe sex,” Lawreen Sakini at @rhnkorg.bsky.social tells me