Stories

  • 19 December 2023
    A Year in Review: 2023
    This year the Global Fund continued to deliver lifesaving services for people affected by HIV, TB and malaria – thanks to the unwavering commitment of communities, governments and partners. Our partnership came together to confront colliding crises i...
  • 08 December 2023
    In Moldova, Prison-based Harm Reduction Programs Prevent HIV and Protect Human Rights
    For nearly 30 years Ion Popescu was a heavy drug user, and the scars of his decades-long addiction remain very visible today. After being hit by a train in Moscow while using drugs, Ion now walks with a limp and the help of a crutch. A deep scar runs...
  • 28 November 2023
    Meet Rithy: Grandmother and Outreach Worker at the Heart of Cambodia’s HIV Response
    Ly Rithy is at home in the cheerful company of her granddaughters, 7-year-old Tiya and 12-year-old Srey Pin. Nestled away from the high-energy hum of the main avenues of the Toul Sangke neighborhood in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Rithy’s home is found at t...
  • 04 October 2023
    To Detect Disease Threats, Mozambique Finds Answers in Wastewater
    Health researcher Dr. Diocreciano Matias Bero leads the Wastewater Environmental Monitoring Program at Mozambique’s National Institute of Health. He recognizes that most people are turned off by what goes down the toilet – but studying that waste is ...
  • 28 September 2023
    Fight for What Counts: People and Impact
    We have faced impossible odds before, and we can do it again. When the Global Fund was created 20 years ago, HIV, TB and malaria seemed unbeatable. But we have proven that with science, adequate resources and effective global collaboration, we can fo...
  • 19 September 2023
    Rwanda’s Robust Digital Health Systems Vital in Fight Against COVID-19
    Primary school French teacher Aloys Butoyi has been passionate about educating children since he became a teacher over 20 years ago. Mr. Butoyi teaches at the Excel School in Musanze, Rwanda. Like most teachers, he remembers the COVID-19 pandemic as ...
  • 11 September 2023
    Tools to Turbocharge the Fight Against Tuberculosis
    Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the deadliest infectious diseases in the world, killing over 1.5 million people every year. Even more devastating is that TB is preventable, treatable and curable – but too often people most at risk can’t access the t...
  • 31 August 2023
    Building Back After Historic Storm
    When the floodwaters started rushing through Celina Tembe’s home, a neighbor helped Celina and her three children to safety. “In the past, we knew that during the winter there would be no rain,” says Celina. “But nowadays it has become… normal.” Mos...
  • 15 August 2023
    In Burkina Faso, a Mobile App Replaces Pen and Paper Records to Help Transform Community Health
    Community health worker Marc Ilboudo often provides care to the very youngest children in his village. Most days, he conducts at-home visits for families living in Pousghin, approximately 30 kilometers northeast of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso’s capital...
  • 21 July 2023
    Innocent’s Story: Putting Children First in the Fight Against HIV in Malawi
    Innocent was only 6 years old when his father died from an AIDS-related illness. Soon after the little boy began feeling sick himself. After visiting multiple health centers, Innocent eventually ended up at the Baylor Foundation in Malawi’s capital c...