Opinion

  • 13 March 2018
    A Historic Chance to End Tuberculosis

    By Lucica Ditiu and Peter Sands

    More than 10 million people around the world get sick every year with tuberculosis, and 40 percent of them fail to be diagnosed, treated or reported by health systems. Despite being curable, TB remains the leading cause of death from an infectious di...
  • 07 March 2018
    Advancing Gender Equality

    By Peter Sands, Executive Director

    This year, International Women’s Day on 8 March is more than a commemoration of progress to achieve gender equality. It is a time to recognize and support the strong forces underway that are calling out discrimination and misconduct, and advancing so...
  • 02 February 2018
    Making the World Safe from the Threats of Emerging Infectious Diseases

    By Peter Sands, Incoming Executive Director

  • 26 January 2018
    From Davos, the Power of Public-Private Partnerships

    By Christoph Benn, Director of External Relations

    The power of public-private partnerships – the very essence of the Global Fund – was on display this week at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos. Three of the world’s leading private companies in their fields – Lombard Odier, Heineken ...