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Blog
Fighting Violence Against Women and Girls During COVID-19
25 November 2021When 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 ...
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Blog
“We must invest in our healers”: Dr. Zolelwa Sifumba is fighting for health workers on the front line
22 November 2021Dr. 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...
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Updates
Nienke Mulder Joins the Global Fund as Head of Human Resources
22 November 2021The Global Fund is pleased to announce that Nienke Mulder will join the Global Fund in the role of Chief Human Resources Officer... -
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United States to Host Next Global Fund Replenishment Conference
11 November 2021The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria enthusiastically welcomes President Joe Biden's decision to host the Global Fund’s Seventh Replenishment Conference in the United States in the second half of 2022... -
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Lifeline Support from UNDP and the Global Fund Keeps Afghanistan’s Health Facilities Open
11 November 2021Afghans in need of health care services can now benefit from the initiative of UNDP and the Global Fund to inject acutely needed funding and support into the deteriorating health care system, allowing it to continue to provide essential health care a... -
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Global Fund Board Approves New Strategy Placing People and Communities at Center to Lead Fight Against HIV, TB, Malaria, to Build Systems for Health, Equity and Strengthen Pandemic Preparedness
10 November 2021The Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria approved the new Global Fund Strategy: Fighting Pandemics and Building a Healthier and More Equitable World. The new Strategy places people and communities front and center of the f...
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News
United States to Host Next Global Fund Replenishment Conference
11 November 2021The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria enthusiastically welcomes President Joe Biden's decision to host the Global Fund’s Seventh Replenishment Conference in the United States in the second half of 2022. -
News
Lifeline Support from UNDP and the Global Fund Keeps Afghanistan’s Health Facilities Open
11 November 2021Afghans in need of health care services can now benefit from the initiative of UNDP and the Global Fund to inject acutely needed funding and support into the deteriorating health care system, allowing it to continue to provide essential health care a... -
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Global Fund Board Approves New Strategy Placing People and Communities at Center to Lead Fight Against HIV, TB, Malaria, to Build Systems for Health, Equity and Strengthen Pandemic Preparedness
10 November 2021The Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria approved the new Global Fund Strategy: Fighting Pandemics and Building a Healthier and More Equitable World. The new Strategy places people and communities front and center of the f... -
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Global Fund and UNDP Join Efforts to Maintain Access to Essential Health Services in Afghanistan
06 October 2021On 20 September, the Global Fund and UNDP signed an agreement to provide interim and emergency funding to sustain the delivery of essential health services to the people of Afghanistan. This agreement seeks to provide the resources needed to bridge t... -
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Gavi, Unitaid and the Global Fund Welcome WHO Recommendation for World's First Malaria Vaccine
06 October 2021Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, global health agency Unitaid and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria welcome the WHO recommendation for wider routine use of the RTS,S malaria vaccine. The recommendation is based on data gathered throu...
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Updates
Nienke Mulder Joins the Global Fund as Head of Human Resources
22 November 2021The Global Fund is pleased to announce that Nienke Mulder will join the Global Fund in the role of Chief Human Resources Officer. -
Sourcing & Management
Placing Orders and Procuring Health Products for 2022
05 November 2021While the Global Fund’s assessment of health product supply disruption has been moderate overall during the past 18 months, supply challenges are increasing as a result of growing international freight capacity constraints. Those challenges are likel... -
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African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States: Regional Impact Report
28 October 2021Confronted with the challenges posed by COVID-19, the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) seeks to protect hard-won gains in the fight against HIV, TB and malaria and continue to build resilient and sustainable systems for health tha... -
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TB Quarterly Update: Innovative Approaches to Finding and Treating Missing People with TB
27 October 2021This is the first Tuberculosis (TB) Quarterly Update. It will be produced on a quarterly basis to share information on the achievements, tools, guidance, best practices and highlights of the TB Strategic Initiative and other TB-related activities. -
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Ethics Resources for Country Coordinating Mechanisms: New e-learning Module
25 October 2021A new e-learning module has been launched to help Country Coordinating Mechanisms (CCM) maintain high standards of ethics and integrity in their work and decision making. The new module focuses on integrity (including conflict of interest management)... -
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Mapping the Technology Landscape of National TB Programs: Report
18 October 2021Harnessing the power of digital health technologies is essential to driving progress in the fight against tuberculosis (TB). The COVID-19 pandemic has further underlined the importance of digital tools and international cooperation and collaboration ...
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Blog
Fighting Violence Against Women and Girls During COVID-19
25 November 2021When 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 ...
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Blog
“We must invest in our healers”: Dr. Zolelwa Sifumba is fighting for health workers on the front line
22 November 2021Dr. 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.
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Blog
20 years of progress to protect mothers and babies from HIV
03 November 2021The 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 ...
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From football stadiums to hospital beds: responding to COVID-19 in Malawi
18 October 2021For 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 ho...
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Blog
Drug-resistant TB: Business as usual no longer an option
14 October 2021I 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.
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Adapting TB programs to face the challenge of COVID-19: lessons from the Philippines
05 October 2021When 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.
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Videos
The Stakes Could Not Be Higher: Peter Sands on the Global Fund’s 2020 Results
14 September 2020The Global Fund partnership has saved 38 million lives since 2002 – including 6 million lives in 2019 alone. Last year, more people were receiving lifesaving treatment for HIV, TB and malaria than ever before. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and ever...
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Videos
Nombasa’s Fight Against HIV, TB and COVID-19
14 September 2020Nombasa Krune-Dumile is a front-line health worker living with HIV in Cape Town, South Africa. After beating tuberculosis and COVID-19, she is back in the trenches, helping others overcome all three diseases. Nombasa has an urgent appeal to governmen...
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Videos
COVID-19 Response: Preventing Fraud and Abuse
27 August 2020The COVID-19 pandemic is leaving Global Fund programs more vulnerable to wrongdoing. The Global Fund Office of the Inspector General introduces a number of common fraud schemes and provides guidance on how to prevent fraud and abuse.
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The Fight Continues Against Tuberculosis
19 August 2020The COVID-19 pandemic is having a catastrophic impact on the most vulnerable communities around the world and threatens progress against HIV, tuberculosis and malaria. As the world responds, the work of the Global Fund partnership continues. Communit...
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Videos
The Fight Continues Against Malaria
16 July 2020The COVID-19 pandemic is having a catastrophic impact on the most vulnerable communities around the world and threatens progress against HIV, tuberculosis and malaria. As the world responds, the work of the Global Fund partnership continues. Communit...
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Videos
AIDS 2020: Fighting HIV in the Shadow of COVID-19
10 July 2020“Our world has changed,” says Global Fund Executive Director Peter Sands. “COVID-19 is derailing the fight against HIV in multiple ways.” Sands’ plenary speech at AIDS 2020: the 23rd International AIDS Conference on 10 July 2020 highlighted how the C...