Adèle Sulcas
INCREASED DOMESTIC FINANCING AND EFFICIENCY OF HEALTH EXPENDITURE NECESSARY AMID COVID-19 IN AFRICA
In a virtual meeting convened by the African Union on 8 and 9 October 2020, health and finance ministers from east and southern Africa discussed how to sustain Africa’s earlier health gains in the face of COVID-19. They agreed on the dual importance of raising domestic resources for health and improving the management of available resources. The stance is summarized…
THE SELECTION OF THE GLOBAL FUND’S NEW OMBUDSMAN REQUIRES CAREFUL CONSIDERATION
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria is selecting its next Ombudsman. The Secretariat advertised the position and requested applications (TGF-20-049) to be submitted by 7 August 2020. The Terms of Reference (TORs) list the tasks of the Ombudsman. These include “informal conflict resolution and identification of trends, issues, and concerns within the work environment at the Global…
AMID THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, PETER SANDS OUTLINES THE IMPORTANCE OF THE GLOBAL FUND
In keeping with tradition, Peter Sands opened discussions at this 43rd meeting of the Global Fund Board. Held virtually with a lighter agenda, this meeting was above all an opportunity to look back at the unprecedented global health crisis the world is currently facing and how the Global Fund has responded to prevent the very serious effects anticipated. The Executive…
INCREASED DOMESTIC INVESTMENTS AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT VITAL TO SUSTAINING HIV/AIDS RESPONSE, AFRICAN CONFERENCE HEARS
During the last decade, the world recorded substantial progress in the fight against the global HIV epidemic: AIDS-related deaths reduced by one third, and new HIV infections reduced by a 16%, between 2010 and 2018. However, dwindling financial resources available for HIV and a growing epidemic in some regions, such as Eastern Europe and Central Asia, threaten these gains, which…
GLOBAL FUND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CALLS FOR INCREASED DOMESTIC INVESTMENTS IN HEALTH AT ICASA MEETING IN RWANDA
Peter Sands, the Executive Director of the Global Fund, called on implementing countries in the African region to increase domestic investments towards the three diseases, at the 20th International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Africa (ICASA) held in Kigali, Rwanda from 2 to 7 December. The conference’s main theme was an AIDS-free Africa through innovation, communities and…
ALLOCATIONS INCREASE OF $780 MILLION TO WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA IN 2020-2022 FUNDING CYCLE WILL SPEED UP PROGRESS TOWARDS ACHIEVING THE GLOBAL GOALS BY 2030
Christelle Boulanger