MENA

ABSTRACT To mark the occasion of the Global Fund's 20th anniversary, civil society organizations representing several countries in the Middle East and North Africa region designed a travelling exhibition to go from country to country. This ‘caravan’ to celebrate the lives saved by the unique Global Fund partnership was organized by civil society engaged in the fight against the three diseases of AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. The caravan went to three countries in the region where it provided an opportunity to assess 20 years of work and to discuss the challenges facing the region.

ABSTRACT Roy Wakim, a public health specialist, carried out a study on key populations and the effects of COVID-19 in the Middle East and North Africa region. The study was conducted on behalf of the Middle East and North Africa key populations platform, supported by the Global Fund through the Community, Rights, and Gender Strategic Initiative. He answered our questions and shared some insights gained from the study.

RÉSUMÉ Entretien avec Roy Wakim, spécialiste en santé publique, qui a effectué l’étude sur les populations clés et la COVID-19 dans la région MENA pour le compte de la plateforme populations clés MENA soutenue par le Fonds mondial au travers de l’Initiative stratégique Communauté, Droits et Genre.

ABSTRACT As the New Funding Model is rolled out, some upper middle income countries that no longer qualify for funding from the Global Fund, feel that the new mechanism ignores the refugee crisis and population movements in the MENA region.

RÉSUMÉ Les représentants d'hommes ayant des rapports sexuels avec des hommes et d'autres populations clés du Fonds mondial ont participé à un atelier au cours duquel ils ont élaboré une série de plans de travail pour une meilleure participation dans les instances de coordination nationale et les processus du Fonds mondial, alors que les premières demandes de financement pour la période 2017/2019 vont démarrer. La réunion a été un succès mais des défis persistent, dû notamment aux conflits, à la marginalisation et au retrait imminent de l’aide du Fonds mondial à certains pays dans la région.

ABSTRACT Representatives of men who have sex with men, and other key populations, from the MENA region have participated in a workshop where they developed work plans for enhanced engagement with country coordinating mechanisms and Global Fund processes ahead of the first funding requests for 2017-2019. The meeting was a success, but challenges persist related to conflicts, marginalization and the imminent withdrawal of the Global Fund from countries in the region.