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23 April 2025
Ending Malaria Makes Everyone Healthier, Safer and More Prosperous
By Peter Sands, Executive Director
A few months ago, alarm bells rang across global health networks as a mysterious disease emerged in a remote corner of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The outbreak seemed to defy easy explanation — it was circulating in the remote parts of th... -
24 March 2025
Long Seen as the “Pandemic of the Poor”, TB is a Threat to us All
By Peter Sands, Executive Director
Despite being preventable and curable, tuberculosis (TB) has regained its position as the number 1 infectious disease killer worldwide, causing 1.25 million deaths in 2023. As a respiratory infection prone to drug resistance, TB poses a looming threa... -
11 December 2024
Investing in Malaria: Saving Millions of Lives and Boosting the Global Economy
Many of the countries most affected by malaria are also on the front lines of climate change. In sub-Saharan Africa, where a child dies of malaria every minute, shifting weather patterns – from intense rainfall to extreme heatwaves and prolonged drou... -
29 November 2024
A Moment of Reckoning in the Fight Against HIV
By Peter Sands, Executive Director
Twenty years ago, beating back HIV seemed an almost impossible dream. The disease was ravaging communities across the world, taking a huge toll on lives and societies. Since then, we have come an extraordinarily long way and seen great leaps in preve... -
14 November 2024
Why Health Should Be at the Heart of the Climate Agenda at COP29
By Peter Sands, Executive Director
When I visited Dhaka in July this year, the city was wrapped in the thick humidity and heat of the monsoon season. The air felt heavy and warm as I walked with a community health worker through the winding, makeshift neighborhoods of one of the huge ... -
13 November 2024
From Berlin to Dakar: Making Young People’s Voices Resonate at the Highest Levels of the Global Health Ecosystem
By Farida Tiemtore, founder of Héroines du Faso, Voix EssentiELLES of Burkina Faso and member of the Global Fund Youth Council
Youth were at the forefront of a series of dynamic and inspiring global health events that took place in October 2024. As a member of Burkina Faso’s Voix EssentiELLES and the Global Fund’s Youth Council, I had the opportunity to attend the 2024 World... -
29 October 2024
If We Act Decisively, We Can End TB
The big message to take from this year’s Global Tuberculosis Report is that if we act decisively, we can end tuberculosis (TB). We have momentum, we have tools, and we have leadership, but we do need more money – and we also need to dismantle the hum... -
19 September 2024
UNGA: Progress in Global Health Shows the Path to a Safer, More Secure World
By Peter Sands, Executive Director
As the world gathers for the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week, the focus on the interconnected crises the world faces underscores a critical truth: Today’s challenges are inextricably linked to global health. Many of the General ... -
27 June 2024
We Are Still Here
By Richard Lusimbo, Founder and Director General of the Uganda Key Populations Consortium
To mark Pride month, Richard Lusimbo of the Uganda Key Populations Consortium speaks out about Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act and bringing communities together to fight back. -
07 June 2024
Walking in Other People’s Shoes
Community health workers are often the best – and only – resource for people living in rural and remote areas. Support for community health workers contributes to strong, resilient health systems that can reach more people with lifesaving health care...