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GFO Issue 442
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A promising (but is it?) end to the year
This last GFO of 2023 is a round-up of the latest events (World AIDS Day, the World Malari...
2023-12-18
This year’s World AIDS Day shines the spotlight on commu...
Since 1988, 1 December has been designated as World AIDS Day, an international day dedicat...
Christian Djoko
World Malaria Report 2023 paints a gloomy picture
During the COVID-19 pandemic malaria programs were disrupted, leading to an increase in ma...
COP 28: Should we believe governments' commitments on clim...
COP 28 in the United Arab Emirates was the scene of an unprecedented recognition by govern...
Global Fund Board discusses the lessons learned from the S...
At the 50th meeting of the Global Fund Board in November, one of the points of discussion ...
Looking ahead to implementing the Global Fund Strategy in ...
This is the first of three articles on Looking ahead to Grant Cycle 7 – Strategy, in whi...
Amida Kariburyo
Looking ahead to the Global Fund Strategy in Grant Cycle 7...
This second article on Looking ahead to Grant Cycle 7 – Strategy examines the Strategy...
This third article in the series on Looking ahead to Grant Cycle 7 – Strategy examines t...
Ivan Varentsov
The Global Fund eligibility and transition status of HIV a...
In a follow up to an article in 2018 on the same topic, we provide an overview of the tran...
Carl Schutte
New guidance on selecting methods and tools for HIV econom...
A recent landscaping of existing costing methodologies and tools, specifically for HIV int...
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