At the 2019 Global Citizen Festival in New York City’s Central Park, Natalie Portman called on the world to join her in stepping up the fight against AIDS, TB and malaria. As a co-author of the Global Fund’s open letter petition, she urged global cit...
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, one in two women is a victim of gender-based violence. This puts women and girls at a higher risk of contracting HIV. In this video, Dr. Denis Mukwege, Nobel Peace Prize Winner for his work to end sexual viole...
Sepi Maulana Ardiansyah, known to his friends and followers as Davi, was sexually abused as a teenager, trafficked into sex work, and became infected with HIV. This harrowing experience altered the trajectory of his life. But once diagnosed, Davi too...
Elhadj Diop became a malaria crusader in Senegal after the heartbreaking death of his daughter Ami nearly 20 years ago. “Ami’s death was a very difficult situation, because we didn’t know about this disease at that time. But it was at that moment I s...
The Global Fund mobilizes and invests more than US$4 billion a year to support programs around the world that accelerate the end of AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria as epidemics. Our partnership raises and disburses funds in three overlapping timelines...
Olga Aniskevich of Belarus was blindsided by a diagnosis of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. But the disease helped her figure out what’s most important in her life. “I feel happy when I create beauty and share it with others. I feel I have a missio...
Martha Clara Nakato was 14 years old when she learned she had been born with HIV. At first gripped by fear, she fought to overcome the misconceptions in her community. Today she is an advocate for young people living with HIV. “I believe that my stor...
Dr. Zolelwa Sifumba of South Africa tells the story of her fight to beat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. “TB is seen to be a dirty disease that can only infect a certain kind of person. But the truth is that anyone can get TB. The only thing that m...