Stories

  • 14 September 2020
    Myanmar Makes Major Progress Fighting Malaria
    Ten years ago, more than 3,800 people died from malaria in Myanmar every year. Today, that number has dropped to approximately 170.
  • 14 September 2020
    Eswatini Meets Global 95-95-95 HIV Target
    Eswatini, a tiny country of just over a million people in southern Africa, has one of the highest HIV prevalence rates in the world: 27% of adults live with the disease.
  • 21 August 2020
    An Urgent Plea from a South African Health Worker Fighting COVID-19 and TB
    In Cape Town, South Africa, Nombasa Krune-Dumile, a drug-resistant tuberculosis counselor who has dedicated her life to supporting tuberculosis (TB) patients, says COVID-19 has devastated health systems and upended normal operations of her work.
  • 29 July 2020
    Guardians of a Continent
    Every time Evaline Owuor says goodbye to her children and goes to work, she takes a calculated risk. As a community health worker in Kenya’s Homa Bay County, she has helped her community dramatically reduce the number of people who die from malaria. ...
  • 10 July 2020
    Disruptions in HIV, TB and Malaria Programs due to COVID-19
  • 09 July 2020
    Fighting HIV in India during COVID-19
    Nisha Shaik fills her bag with a supply of medicines, dons her light-blue face mask and sets off into the winding alleyways of a Mumbai slum. COVID-19 cases are soaring in India, and the country is under a strict lockdown. But despite the pandemic, N...
  • 06 July 2020
    Lifeline During Lockdown: Delivering Medicines During COVID-19
    COVID-19 lockdowns are having a catastrophic impact on key and vulnerable populations. Restrictive measures are preventing some communities from accessing and affording enough food or medicine, causing disruptions to lifesaving treatments. When patie...
  • 18 June 2020
    The Fight Continues Against HIV, TB and Malaria
    Health workers, leaders and advocates speak about their fight against AIDS, TB and malaria in a time of COVID-19.
  • 19 May 2020
    During COVID-19, HIV Medication in Ukraine Arrives by Post
    Across the world, the COVID-19 pandemic is threatening access to lifesaving medicines for people living with HIV. Lockdowns and restrictions on public transportation make it harder for many to get treatment. Many people living with HIV can’t afford t...
  • 06 March 2020
    COVID-19 Threatens the Poor and Marginalized More than Anyone
    At the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, we are acutely conscious that the people we serve, the poorest and most marginalized across the world who suffer most from HIV, TB and malaria, are also likely to be the most affected by COV...