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INNOVATIVE TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO STRENGTHEN COUNTRIES’ COVID-19 MITIGATION PROPOSALS TO THE GLOBAL FUND
Arlette Campbell White, Pierre-Corneille Namahoro and Marc Péchevis
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 help write funding requests at the request of the Country Coordinating Mechanism and assist principal recipients (PRs) to determine financial and program targets during grant-making. During grant implementation, technical assistants assist PRs to address issues such as risk…
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…
WORLD AIDS DAY 2019 HIGHLIGHTED HOW “COMMUNITIES MAKE THE DIFFERENCE”
On December 1 every year, World AIDS Day provides a spotlit opportunity to show support for people living with HIV and for those who have passed away from AIDS-related illnesses. This year, the theme of World AIDS Day was ‘Communities make the difference’. Below we summarize the content that UNAIDS, the Global Fund, and WHO featured on their websites. UNAIDS UNAIDS…
Heads of global AIDS, TB and malaria agencies reinforce call to ‘get back on track’ for Global Fund’s Sixth Replenishment
Dr Abdourahmane Diallo, Dr Lucica Ditiu and Gunilla Carlsson
HIV outbreak in Pakistan draws attention to major failures in healthcare system
An outbreak of HIV among children in Pakistan that began in April, in the province of Sindh, has caused outrage in the country and attracted worldwide media attention. So far more than 600 people, more than 80% of whom are children, have been infected with HIV most likely due to unsafe use of syringes, intravenous drips and unsafe blood transfusions….
Global Fund will ‘donate’ $5 million to Venezuela to provide treatment for HIV
The Global Fund will donate 5.0 million U.S. dollars to finance the procurement of critical health products for Venezuela, which is in the midst of a severe economic and health crisis. This funding is exceptional for several reasons. First, Venezuela does not meet the grant eligibility requirements for upper-middle-income countries, but the Global Fund is making an exception in this…
New report by Kaiser and UNAIDS shows 2017 spike in global funding for HIV
Kaiser Family Foundation and UNAIDS
