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18 April 2024To End AIDS, We Must Reclaim Our Unyielding Pursuit of Equity
By Adv. Bience Gawanas, Vice-Chair of the Global Fund Board
As HIV practitioners gather this week in Yaoundé for AFRAVIH, the largest international Francophone conference on HIV/AIDS, and a few months before the 25th International AIDS Conference in Munich, the Vice-Chair of the Global Fund Board urges renewe... -
16 April 2024Empower African Youth So They Can Put an End to AIDS
By Patrick Fouda, Co-founder and Executive Director of the West and Central Africa Network of Positive Adolescents and Youth (RAJ+ AOC)
When AIDS swept across Africa at the end of the last century, many of our governments were denying or downplaying the problem and it was the young people who mobilized. Large numbers of them were affected so they gave their energy, and even their liv... -
09 April 2024Community Health Workers Bridge the Gap
Community health workers play a central role in fighting HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria. They are essential to build resilient health systems that can respond to new health threats and provide health care for all. -
22 March 2024New Tools and Transformative Partnerships Can Help End TB
By Dr. Mohammed Yassin, Senior TB Advisor, the Global Fund
It appears new, lifechanging technologies come on the scene more and more with each passing year. In November 2022, the artificial intelligence (AI) tool ChatGPT dominated global headlines; by January 2023, the digital application had more than 100 m... -
For far too long, TB has been “the forgotten pandemic”: killing millions, but attracting a tiny fraction of the attention and resources that have been devoted to COVID-19 or even HIV. Yet now the fight against TB has remarkable momentum. In many coun... -
21 March 2024With Fresh Momentum, a Pivotal Moment for the Fight Against TB
By Eliud Wandwalo, Head of Tuberculosis, the Global Fund
In the fight against tuberculosis (TB), we may be on the cusp of an era of remarkable progress. The end of TB may not be here yet, but if the world grabs the momentum we have built in the last two years in the fight against this disease, we can make ... -
Mira Alimbaeva, from Kyrgyzstan, holds a master’s degree in international relations from Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest and is a member of the Global Fund Youth Council. She advocates for TB patients and raises awareness on TB stigma and discri... -
14 February 2024Conflict and Climate Change Are Supercharging Malaria, But It Can Be Stopped
By Peter Sands, Executive Director of the Global Fund, and Achim Steiner, Administrator of UNDP
The link between climate and the spread of malaria is well-acknowledged. As the planet warms, the threat posed by this ancient killer will only increase. We are already seeing signs of that future. In 2022, Pakistan experienced its worst malaria out... -
12 January 2024Pandemic or Not, Medical Oxygen Remains Essential
By Peter Sands, Executive Director, The Global Fund
Among the most shocking images from the COVID-19 pandemic were of people gasping for air, unable to breathe, their blood oxygen so severely depleted that some died in ambulances lined up outside hospitals. In wealthier countries, there was a panicked... -
12 December 2023Celebrating Universal Health Coverage In Nigeria
By Peter Sands, Executive Director, The Global Fund
Nigeria is Africa’s most populous nation, with over 200 million people. It’s a vibrant country full of entrepreneurial energy and talent, but it’s also a country affected by poverty and disease. Almost 90 million Nigerians live in extreme poverty. So...