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ABSTRACT Alan Whiteside muses on how global events are not only interrelated but have a multiplier effect, and what this means for how we move forwards with a global AIDS response that reflects these realities.
ABSTRACT PEPFAR has created the impression that it is directly providing treatment to far more people than is in fact the case. And the Global Fund may have done the same.
ABSTRACT Community actors carry out many different activities in the HIV response: awareness raising and prevention activities, as well as HIV testing and referrals to health care facilities. The diversity of individuals and groups reached by community actors is as great as their versatility and the success of the peer education approach. In this article, we look at the role of peer educators and hear from teams in.
ABSTRACT Jorge Saavedra of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation argues that the Global Fund is the only international financial mechanism able to address pandemics and must continue to fight not just AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria or COVID-19 but any future pandemics.
ABSTRACT The problem of expired drugs and medical supplies prevails in Uganda. Following the release of the Uganda OIG report which made specific mention of the problem, media in the country have conducted surveys to investigate the issue further. This article presents the findings of journalists that visited different health facilities and reported on the prevailing issue of expired drugs.
ABSTRACT This article provides a summary of a live event held on 6 October 2016 in which US and South African government officials and others discussed the future of US financing for global health, with an emphasis on HIV, TB, and Malaria.
ABSTRACT A new publication, "Access, Accountability and Rights: Your Voices, Your Views on the Global Fund," contains articles prepared by the Key Correspondent (KC) Team, a network of community-based writers hosted by the International HIV/AIDS Alliance. The articles are on five themes: women and children; human rights; saving lives and value for money; risk management; and country-level partnerships.
ABSTRACT Only 2.6 percent of the 76 Round 8 HIV/AIDS proposals were gender transformative with respect to issues facing women and girls, according to a report prepared by the Global Fund.
ABSTRACT The Board has chosen Dr. Michel Kazatchkine, a leading expert on HIV/AIDS, to serve as the next Executive Director of the Global Fund. A French citizen, he served in earlier years as the first Chair of the Fund's Technical Review Panel and as Vice-Chair of the Board. He replaces Richard Feachem, the first Executive Director, who steps down on March 31 after nearly five years' service.
ABSTRACT According to UN data, the number of people with HIV in India is 5.1 million, behind S. Africa with 5.6 m. But, "I don't believe in the official statistics. India is already in first place," Feachem said.
