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WHY CAN’T WE DEVELOP VACCINES AGAINST ALL THE GERMS THAT MAKE US SICK?

WHY CAN’T WE DEVELOP VACCINES AGAINST ALL THE GERMS THAT MAKE US SICK?

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that immunization alone prevents approximatelyĀ three million deaths worldwideĀ along with access to safe drinking water, the public health measure that has the greatest impact in terms ofĀ reducing mortality. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic caused by theĀ emerging SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, two main avenues have been explored: antiviral treatments and vaccines. While the Solidarity clinical trial, set…

THE ACT ACCELERATOR PARTNERSHIP REQUIRES $31.3 BILLION TO DELIVER NEW COVID-19 TOOLS GLOBALLY

THE ACT ACCELERATOR PARTNERSHIP REQUIRES $31.3 BILLION TO DELIVER NEW COVID-19 TOOLS GLOBALLY

On 24 April 2020, the Global Fund, the World Health Organization (WHO) and a range of global health actors launched theĀ Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator, a global collaboration to speed up the development and production of vaccines, diagnostics, and therapeutics for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) for all who need them globally. The other global health actors in the…

THE GLOBAL FUNDā€™S LATEST SURVEY SHOWS WIDESPREAD DISRUPTIONS TO HIV, TB, AND MALARIA TREATMENT DUE TO COVID-19

THE GLOBAL FUNDā€™S LATEST SURVEY SHOWS WIDESPREAD DISRUPTIONS TO HIV, TB, AND MALARIA TREATMENT DUE TO COVID-19

A series of reports on the effects of COVID-19 on the health sector, mainly on HIV, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria services, have been published in recent weeks. This article highlights these reports and the main findings: COVID-19 and HIV: A tale of two pandemics The International AIDS Society, which convenes the biennial International AIDS 2020 Conference, released a report, in…

THE 23RD EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL AIDS 2020 CONFERENCE IS HELD VIRTUALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME

THE 23RD EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL AIDS 2020 CONFERENCE IS HELD VIRTUALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME

The 23rd edition of the worldā€™s largest conference on HIV, theĀ International AIDS Conference, took place from 6 to 10 July 2020.Ā The conference was initially scheduled to be held in San Francisco and Oakland in the United States of America. However, this time the biennial AIDS 2020 Conference took place virtually because of safety concerns related to the coronavirus disease 2019…

COVID-19 WATCH: GLOBAL DIVERGENCE

COVID-19 WATCH: GLOBAL DIVERGENCE

I have just finished reading Hilary Mantelā€™s latest (nearly 900-page) book,Ā The Mirror and the Light, the last in her Thomas Cromwell trilogy. It is set during the reign of Henry VIII; it opens with the execution of Anne Boleyn and ends with Cromwellā€™s own beheading in 1540. I am halfway through George Alagiahā€™s book,Ā The Burning Land, ā€˜a gripping, pacey thriller…

GLOBAL FUND BOARD APPROVES EXTENSION OF THE WAMBO.ORG PILOT TO INCLUDE COVID-19 PRODUCTS

GLOBAL FUND BOARD APPROVES EXTENSION OF THE WAMBO.ORG PILOT TO INCLUDE COVID-19 PRODUCTS

On 7 July 2020, the Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB), and Malaria, approved the Secretariatā€™s request to use wambo.org for non-Global Fund financed procurement of products related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The Global Fund is already using the wambo.org platform to facilitate procurement of these products by Principal Recipients (PRs) using grant funds….

THE GLOBAL FUND TECHNICAL ASSISTANTS DESCRIBE THEIR WORK AND THEIR CHALLENGES

THE GLOBAL FUND TECHNICAL ASSISTANTS DESCRIBE THEIR WORK AND THEIR CHALLENGES

Technical assistants are a vital, although often invisible, part of the Global Fund grants, aiding at each step of the grant life cycle. They helpĀ write funding requestsĀ at the request of the Country Coordinating Mechanism and assist principal recipients (PRs) to determine financial and program targetsĀ  during grant-making. During grant implementation, technical assistants assist PRs to address issues such as risk…

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