July 15

• Africa: UNAIDS Wants to Maximize HIV Treatment and Prevention

  The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has launched a new framework to accelerate action in reaching 15 million people with antiretroviral treatment by 2015--the... Read more »

July 11

• Ethiopia: Global Fund News Flash - Issue 21 [press release]

  "Failure is not an option" declares a sign that appears on wall after wall in St. Peter's Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. On the top floor of the hospital complex, which sits... Read more »

July 09

• Namibia: Govt and the Global Fund Sign U.S.$100 Million Grant Agreement [press release]

  The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria today signed agreements with Namibia for US$91.6 million to further support the national HIV response and US$8.5 million for... Read more »

July 03

• Mozambique: In Mozambique, Teachers Trained in the Fight Against Malaria

  Fernando Bambo, Malaria Consortium's Communications and Advocacy Coordinator in Mozambique, writes about a teacher training initiative supporting educational activities in schools... Read more »

July 02

• Africa: Global Fund Seeks Applicants for Technical Review Panel

  The Global Fund is seeking new members for a Technical Review Panel, an independent group of experts convened to assess the technical merit of funding requests to the Global Fund.... Read more »

July 01

• Kenya: Kenya and the Global Fund and UNAIDS Signal Partnership [press release]

  In a joint visit to Kenya, the leaders of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria signalled strong... Read more »

June 26

• Africa: Global Fund Cites Big Fall in HIV Infections in Children

  The Global Fund today praised a report by UNAIDS showing a sharp reduction in new HIV infections among children in seven countries in sub-Saharan Africa, including Botswana,... Read more »

June 25

• Liberia: Our Fight, Our Future - Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

  People often ask me if I feel pressure as the first democratically elected female leader of an African nation. It's a fair question, but the pressure I feel should be the same felt... Read more »

June 18

• Africa: Global Fund Praises Success of Pepfar

  The Global Fund cited the broad successes of its close partner, the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, also known as PEPFAR, which today marked its tenth Anniversary. Read more »

June 12

• Africa: Better Health, Better Human Rights [guest blog]

  New research shows that a highly effective way to control and defeat infectious diseases like AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria is by focusing on the most vulnerable populations. That... Read more »

• Tanzania: Global Fund News Flash - Issue 20

  Mark Dybul, Executive Director of the Global Fund, has been speaking at conferences, meetings and gatherings of all sizes around the world about the special opportunity that has... Read more »

June 11

• Africa: Ending Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission [guest blog]

  Imagine a world where no mother living with HIV will have to transmit the virus to her baby while giving birth. Just 10 years ago, this would have been considered an impossible... Read more »

June 07

• Zambia: My Story Is One of Miracles - Modern Day, Medical Miracles [guest blog]

  In March 2004, my husband fell ill and I decided that it was time to go for an HIV test. The results showed I had the virus, which was devastating news. But that was "then," and I... Read more »

June 06

• Africa: The Role of (RED) in Defeating Aids

  Thirty million people have died from AIDS over the past 30 years, and well over a million more are dying each year. We've made great progress in the fighting against AIDS, and we... Read more »

June 03

• Africa: Global Fund Congratulates Peter Van Rooijen

  The Global Fund today congratulated Peter van Rooijen, a prominent international AIDS activist and leader in global health, for being made an Officer of the Dutch Order of... Read more »

May 31

• Africa: The Push for a Healthier World [guest blog]

  I recently arrived in Japan, a country that tops the list of the world's healthiest countries, to champion the cause of access to health at the Tokyo International Conference on... Read more »

• Africa: (red) Announces New Partners in Fight for an Aids Free Generation

  BED BATH & BEYOND and AMC Theaters are joining (RED) and the fight against AIDS in new partnerships aimed at raising both awareness and money. Read more »

May 30

• Africa: Making a Difference in Africa [guest blog]

  As we gather in Yokohama this week for the Fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development, I'd like to take a moment and reflect on how far we have come. Read more »

May 27

• Africa: African Heads of State Rally Support for Global Fund [press release]

  Leaders of several nations at a summit meeting of the African Union called on partners and supporters to mobilize fundraising efforts this year on behalf of the Global Fund to... Read more »

May 17

• Africa: Global Fund Report On Preventing and Detecting Possible Misuse of Funds

  The Global Fund published a report today on preventing and detecting possible misuse of funds in countries where Global Fund grants support programs that fights AIDS, tuberculosis... Read more »

• Africa: Global Fund Joins New Innovative Financing Partnership [press release]

  The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria agreed to participate in a new partnership to leverage private sector funding to speed delivery and expand access to health... Read more »

May 15

• Mali: Global Fund Announces New Mali Grants

  The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria announced on Wednesday that it has finalized two new grant agreements wth Mali for malaria and TB, worth a total of EUR50... Read more »

May 12

• Ghana: President Mahama on Ghana's Push to Defeat HIV and Aids [guest blog]

  In late 2002, Ghana became the first country to sign a Global Fund grant. This unique moment of partnership marked a historical turning point for how we behaved as global partners... Read more »

May 10

• Uganda: Govt Launches Largest Malaria Prevention Campaign

  The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria announced today that it is supporting Uganda in the distribution of over 15.5 million long lasting insecticide-treated nets,... Read more »

May 08

• Lesotho: Lesotho to Expand HIV and Tuberculosis Programs [press release]

  The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria announced today that it is signing two grant agreements with the Ministry of Finance of Lesotho totaling US$17 million, to... Read more »