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21 September 2022
Why the World Can’t Afford to Give HIV, TB and Malaria a Chance to Bounce Back
By Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Peter Sands
A child born today in Japan can expect to live to more than 84 years of age. By contrast, a child born in Lesotho can expect to live to just 50 years – a gap of 34 years between the countries with the world’s longest and shortest life expectancies. -
01 September 2022
Dr. Donald Kaberuka “We can put an end to HIV-AIDS by 2030”
By Jeune Afrique and Dr. Donald Kaberuka, Chair of the Global Fund Board
The Global Fund has been instrumental in reducing the burden of pandemics that have stunted Africa's development over the past 20 years. But after years of progress, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in some setbacks. -
30 August 2022
Funding Healthcare Abroad Can Protect Britain From the Next Pandemic
By Stephen Hammond, Conservative MP for Wimbledon
In the last three years we have seen our society paralysed. Normal life was brought to a halt as an unknown virus came to these shores. More recently, a health emergency has been declared as we scramble to deal with another disease — monkeypox — spre... -
19 August 2022
Monkeypox, Marburg and Miserable Heat: How the World Should Respond to Intersecting Crises
By Peter Sands, Executive Director of the Global Fund, and Achim Steiner, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme
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
By Samia Suluhu Hassan, President, United Republic of Tanzania
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
By Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former President of Liberia, Nobel Peace Laureate and Co-chair of the End Malaria Council
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
By Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya and Chair of the African Leaders Malaria Alliance
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
By Samuel Lovett, The Independent
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. -
24 March 2022
The Pivotal Role the Private Sector Can Play in Fight Against TB
By Eliud Wandwalo, Head of Tuberculosis, the Global Fund
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
By Angeli Achrekar, acting U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Special Representative for Global Health Diplomacy and Peter Sands, Executive Director of the Global Fund
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.