December 17
Africa: Global Fund, Pepfar Announce Coordinated Effort to Reach 2 Million People With Lenacapavir for Prep to Significantly Reduce Global HIV Infections
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) and the United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) have joined forces with the… Read more »
November 29
Africa: A Moment of Reckoning in the Fight Against HIV
Twenty years ago, beating back HIV seemed an almost impossible dream. The disease was ravaging communities across the world, taking a huge toll on lives and societies. Since then,… Read more »
November 07
Africa: Global Fund and Stop TB Step Up Collaboration to Fight Tuberculosis, the Biggest Infectious Disease Killer
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) and the Stop TB Partnership yesterday signed a new collaboration framework with the aim of increasing… Read more »
June 24
Africa: UNAIDS and Global Fund Sign a New Strategic Framework for Their Collaboration to End Aids
UNAIDS Executive Director, Winnie Byanyima, and Executive Director of The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund), Peter Sands, signed a new strategic… Read more »
June 13
Africa: Gender Equality Fund Announces Funding Partners
The Gender Equality Fund has announced its inaugural set of funding partners, spanning organizations, networks and consortia working in seven countries. The partners will be… Read more »
May 27
Africa: The Path to Pandemic Preparedness Is Hidden in Plain Sight
"Pandemic preparedness and response" wasn't part of my job when I started working at the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in 2022. Read more »
May 23
Africa: Health for All Starts With Strong Health and Community Systems
What do we need to achieve good health and well-being for all? To confront new and evolving challenges, and provide health care to everyone, everywhere? Read more »
May 06
Africa: Global Fund Hails Launch of Africa Health Workforce Investment Charter
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund), warmly welcomes the launch of the Africa Health Workforce Investment Charter, which was signed today in… Read more »
April 25
Africa: To End Malaria, We Must Advance Health Equity
The fight against malaria is at a pivotal point. In recent years, the progress we have made against this disease has ground to a halt, particularly in countries that carry a high… Read more »
Africa: Global Fund Board Welcomes Investments Towards Ending Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria - Expresses Concern Over Growing Needs From Polycrisis Amid Global Economic Pressures
The Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) held its 51st meeting this week in Geneva, Switzerland. While anticipating record… Read more »
April 18
Africa: To End Aids, We Must Reclaim Our Unyielding Pursuit of Equity
18 April 2024 by Adv. Bience Gawanas, Vice-Chair of the Global Fund Board Read more »
April 16
Africa: Empower African Youth So They Can Put an End to Aids
Ahead of the largest French-language international conference on AIDS--to take place in Yaoundé from April 15 to 19 (AFRAVIH)--the RAJ+ AOC group of activists and social… Read more »
April 17
Africa: New Nets Prevent 13 Million Malaria Cases in Sub-Saharan Africa
Compared to standard nets, the introduction of 56 million state-of-the-art mosquito nets in 17 countries across sub-Saharan Africa averted an estimated 13 million malaria cases and… Read more »
March 22
Africa: TB - No Longer the Forgotten Pandemic?
For far too long, TB has been "the forgotten pandemic": killing millions, but attracting a tiny fraction of the attention and resources that have been devoted to COVID-19 or even… Read more »
March 06
Africa: Women At the Forefront - Providing Vital Care to Communities Caught in Crises
Natural disasters, extreme weather events, conflict and political instability can devastate local health systems, displace thousands of people and fuel the spread of disease. Read more »
November 28, 2023
Africa: Climate Change Could Cause a Malaria Upsurge in Africa. We Need to Act
The French association Élus Locaux Contre le Paludisme (ELCP) is sounding the alarm about the increased risk of malaria on the African continent due to climate change. The… Read more »
November 17, 2023
Africa: As the Climate Crisis Escalates, Building Resilient Health Systems Is Imperative
When torrential rains from Cyclone Freddy unleashed a flood in Malawi earlier this year, the extreme weather event claimed more than 1,000 lives and upended the livelihoods of… Read more »
