Feature stories from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. http://www.theglobalfund.org/data/rss-feeds/blogs/ http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/blog/2021-11-25-fighting-violence-against-women-and-girls-during-covid-19/When COVID-19 arrived and countries went into lockdown, this not only posed a threat to people’s health, but also to their human rights. Occurrences of gender-based violence (GBV) – where a person is attacked based on their gender or gender identity – and intimate partner violence by a spouse or domestic partner increased.Thu, 25 Nov 2021 12:00:00 +00:00 http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/blog/2021-11-22-dr-zolelwa-sifumba-is-fighting-for-health-workers-on-the-front-line/Dr. Zolelwa Sifumba is a health worker, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) survivor, Global Fund advocate and global health activist in South Africa, and Community Representative in the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT-) Accelerator.Mon, 22 Nov 2021 12:00:00 +00:00 http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/blog/2021-11-03-20-years-of-progress-to-protect-mothers-and-babies-from-hiv/The four-year age gap between 18-year-old Aaliyah and 22-year-old Winnie may seem insignificant, but because both girls were born to HIV-positive mothers at a time when prevention of mother-to-child-transmission therapies (PMTCT) were only beginning to be available – their small age difference had life-altering consequences.Wed, 03 Nov 2021 12:00:00 +00:00 http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/blog/2021-10-18-from-football-stadiums-to-hospital-beds-responding-to-covid-19-in-malawi/For two months in early 2021, Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe – the largest stadium in Malawi – was not a place for football. Instead, a devastating second wave of COVID-19 had overwhelmed hospitals and turned the stadium into a temporary field hospital to accommodate the flood of patients.Mon, 18 Oct 2021 12:00:00 +00:00 http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/blog/2021-10-14-drug-resistant-tb-business-as-usual-no-longer-an-option/I have spent the last 25 years working to prevent tuberculosis and treat people with the disease. I have seen firsthand the devastating consequences, including from drug resistant TB, which is more deadly and more difficult and expensive to treat.Thu, 14 Oct 2021 12:00:00 +00:00 http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/blog/2021-10-05-adapting-tb-programs-to-face-the-challenge-of-covid-19-lessons-from-the-philippines/When the Philippines first went into COVID-19 lockdown last year, the Department of Health’s National TB Control Program (NTP) knew they had to act fast to ensure that TB patients were not cut off from accessing their lifesaving treatment.Tue, 05 Oct 2021 12:00:00 +00:00 http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/blog/2021-10-04-unloved-but-a-life-saver-we-must-value-ppe/No item has come to signal the era of COVID-19 like the face-mask. Now a common sight and a necessity for daily life, this simple yet effective device is the unsung hero of the COVID-19 response, playing a crucial role in helping protect health workers and reducing community transmission.Mon, 04 Oct 2021 12:00:00 +00:00 http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/blog/2021-09-17-covid-19-hit-hiv-tb-and-malaria-programs-hard-we-re-fighting-back/The impact of COVID-19 on HIV, TB and malaria is like nothing we have seen in the 20 years we have been fighting these diseases. While our journey over the two decades has had its fair share of challenges, we always pushed forward. Until now.Fri, 17 Sep 2021 12:00:00 +00:00 http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/blog/2021-09-14-vaccines-alone-wont-defeat-the-variants/Delta is surging through both vaccinated and unvaccinated populations – increasing the risk of new mutations, and subjecting many to Long Covid. The solution must include protection, tests and treatments.Tue, 14 Sep 2021 12:00:00 +00:00 http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/video/2021-09-08-we-cant-go-backwards/COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on the fight against HIV, TB and malaria. For the first time in the Global Fund’s 20-year history we have seen declines in our key results. We responded immediately to COVID-19 – and are now urging for a global push to save lives, protect two decades of progress against HIV, TB and malaria and to reverse the catastrophic impact caused by COVID-19 pandemic.Wed, 08 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +00:00