https://www.theglobalfund.org/data/rss-feeds/opinion/ /en/opinion/2026/2026-03-19-new-front-line-ai-innovations-transforming-fight-against-tb/ There’s no shortage of hype about AI in health care, but in the fight against tuberculosis (TB), AI is already powering a revolution. Handheld digital X-ray devices use AI to stabilize the image. AI analysis of X-ray results enable high volume, high-quality screening for TB cases in even the poorest, most difficult contexts where doctors are in short supply and radiologists nonexistent. This isn’t some vision of the future, but already reality in over 22 countries where the Global Fund invests in TB programs. Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT /en/opinion/2026/2026-01-21-from-pilots-scale-three-principles-sustainable-digital-health/ In April 2025, Rwanda’s Ministry of Health unveiled its new Health Intelligence Centre. This impressive technological and operational achievement is already helping the government to identify the drivers of maternal mortality, direct HIV prevention resources with greater precision, ensure household contacts of people with tuberculosis are screened at scale and maintain surveillance against disease outbreaks, including mpox. Wed, 21 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT /en/opinion/2025/2025-12-04-statement-peter-sands-world-malaria-report-2025/ The World Malaria Report lays bare two truths: when we invest, we save lives — and when we falter, malaria surges back. This year’s Report, capturing the numbers from 2024, shows a stalling of overall progress and highlights serious concerns, but it stops short of pressing the emergency button. Yet we should. For years we have warned about stagnation, but cases are now clearly on the rise. When we get the numbers for 2025 they will most likely show even more cases and deaths. Unless we act with urgency now, 2026 will be even worse. We face a real risk of massive resurgence that could undo decades of progress and overwhelm health systems. Thu, 04 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMT /en/opinion/2025/2025-11-28-eswatini-small-kingdom-setting-big-example-hiv-prevention/ When I walked into Eswatini’s Central Medical Stores that morning, the first thing I saw were the boxes. They were stacked neatly in tall, orderly columns on pallet racks in the middle of the warehouse — plain cardboard, carefully labelled, indistinguishable from any other medical shipment. Warehouse staff moved around them with quiet purpose, entering data, conducting routine checks, doing the work that keeps a health system running. Nothing suggested these boxes held something historic and that they were the first of their kind in Africa. Fri, 28 Nov 2025 12:00:00 GMT /en/opinion/2025/2025-11-13-transforming-global-health-maximize-impact-accelerate-self-reliance/ The last two decades have seen extraordinary progress in global health: tens of millions of lives saved, sharp reductions in mortality, and dramatic increases in life expectancy in even the poorest countries. Yet the context has changed. Donors are cutting aid budgets. Implementing countries want to take the lead. Communities are demanding more agency. The model that has delivered such progress will not be the model to take us forward. Thu, 13 Nov 2025 12:00:00 GMT /en/opinion/2025/2025-08-12-historic-youth-led-campaign-drive-2025-global-fund-replenishment/ Young people stand to benefit the most from a world free of HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria. The World Bank projects that the number of young people globally could increase to nearly 1.3 billion by 2030, up from 1.2 billion in 2015. Yet, despite their number, their voices have historically and routinely been excluded from decision-making on their health. Tue, 12 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMT /en/opinion/2025/2025-07-23-patterns-past-present-promise-after-the-rain/ When I was four years old, I lost my father to malaria. Since then, I’ve lost my baby niece, I almost lost my mother, and I came close to death myself. All because of malaria. Wed, 23 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT /en/opinion/2025/2025-07-10-how-ai-is-accelerating-the-fight-against-an-ancient-killer/ Tuberculosis (TB) remains the world’s deadliest infectious disease – an ancient killer that still claims over a million lives each year, mostly among the world’s poorest and hardest-to-reach. Yet we are on the brink of a new era of progress in the fight against the disease. This transformation is driven by a range of innovations, including artificial intelligence (AI). Thu, 10 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT /en/opinion/2025/2025-07-09-the-first-generation-without-aids-is-within-reach-if-we-refuse-to-settle/ We stand at the edge of an extraordinary possibility: to end the AIDS pandemic, eliminating HIV as a public health threat. Over the last few decades, more than 40 million people have died of AIDS and there are another 39 million people living with HIV. But now we could see the first generation of children growing up free of the threat of being infected with HIV. This would be a historic achievement. Wed, 09 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT /en/opinion/2025/2025-06-19-patterns-of-past-present-promise-reflections-of-strength/ I was 18 when I was diagnosed with HIV. The months leading up to my diagnosis were filled with fear and confusion. I wanted to donate blood, to do something good – but what followed was a series of healthcare missteps and poor communication. Eventually I received the news I’d been so afraid of – I was HIV positive. Thu, 19 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT