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19 August 2022
Monkeypox, Marburg and Miserable Heat: How the World Should Respond to Intersecting Crises
The World Health Organization’s recent declaration of monkeypox as a global health emergency underscores a disconcerting reality: The world is beset by interlocking and intersecting crises. Deadly heat waves are sweeping the globe, sparking wildfires... -
12 August 2022
Together, Japan and Africa Can Continue to Save Lives and Spur Economic Growth
As African and Japanese leaders prepare to gather for the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Tunisia this month, the world faces numerous interwoven challenges. Conflicts in Ethiopia, South Sudan, Central African Republi... -
22 June 2022
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf: Here’s How I Survived Malaria
It’s been decades since I fell ill from malaria as a young girl, but I remember the feeling like it was yesterday. My body was weak and I couldn’t eat, sleep or go to school. -
20 June 2022
President Kenyatta: We Need Vaccines and Investment to Tip the Scales Against Malaria
Commonwealth leaders meet in the Rwandan capital Kigali this week. They have an opportunity to accelerate the fight against infectious diseases, including malaria, while also building resilient health systems that can protect the world from the next ... -
20 June 2022
Former PMs Urge Government to Increase Spending on Infectious Diseases After COVID-19 Setbacks
Two former British prime ministers have urged the government to increase spending on tackling AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, after the pandemic reversed recent gains that have been made in eradicating the three diseases. -
16 May 2022
Ukrainian LGBTI Activist on Breaking Down Barriers to Health Despite Deadly Conflict
I had imagined this year’s International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia very differently. In a normal year, Ukraine’s LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex) community uses this day to make our voices heard, educate... -
24 March 2022
The Pivotal Role the Private Sector Can Play in Fight Against TB
The fight against TB has been a long and arduous one. In the 20 years that the Global Fund has been operating, the TB burden has been declining steadily, but the threat of multidrug-resistant TB looms large, and in 2020, the arrival of COVID-19 set u... -
31 January 2022
Fighting AIDS and COVID-19 Depend on a Firm Foundation
Twenty years ago, the world faced a devastating pandemic that was spreading rapidly around the world. Then, 5 million people were being infected with HIV and 3 million were dying from AIDS each year. -
13 January 2022
Data Agility: A Fashionable Term, or a Game Changer for Global Health?
In the past two years, the COVID-19 pandemic and responses to it have caused a massive disruption of essential health services, especially those supporting prevention, diagnosis and treatment of HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria. Despite global effo... -
01 December 2021
The Next Chapter of Our Fight Against HIV
Pandemics exacerbate and thrive on inequity. They find the fissures in our societies and deepen them. As a result, the poorest and most marginalized always suffer the most.