Public health

ABSTRACT Jesse Bump, one of Aidspan’s newest Board members, tells us how his passion for research and justice has segued into global public health.

ABSTRACT In this “OF INTEREST” roundup, we highlight four articles ranging from TB as a growing public health threat to mentoring in the era of #MeToo.

ABSTRACT In Georgia, the government supports opioid substitution therapy programs at the same time as it enforces repressive drug policies and laws on the use of illicit drugs. Activists have been using human rights arguments to convince the government to change its repressive policies. In this commentary, Tinatin Zardiashvili argues that a public health and harm reduction approach might prove more effective.

ABSTRACT Plans are being developed to integrate the Kyrgyzstan CCM into the government body that oversees public health on the grounds that the functions of these two bodies overlap significantly. Civil society and community representatives are concerned that that decision-making powers of the CCM may be diminished as a result. They have also expressed concerns about the process.

ABSTRACT Plans are being developed to integrate the Kyrgyzstan CCM into the government body that oversees public health on the grounds that the functions of these two bodies overlap significantly. Civil society and community representatives are concerned that that decision-making powers of the CCM may be diminished as a result. They have also expressed concerns about the process.

ABSTRACT In August 2022, one of the most rigorous reviews for multilateral organizations, the Multilateral Organisation Performance Assessment Network (MOPAN), released an assessment evaluating the Global Fund’s performance against 12 key performance indicators. It identified several indicators as highly satisfactory but also recommended areas for more attention. The Global Fund partnership welcomed the review and feedback to ensure its work remains as effective as possible.

ABSTRACT The Global Fund expresses deep concern about the public health implications of a new anti-gay law in Uganda

ABSTRACT Public health actors in Uganda are warning about catastrophic consequences for HIV infection rates should President Yoweri Museveni sign into law a sweeping anti-homosexuality bill.