SDGs

ABSTRACT In the lead-up to World Malaria Day 2019, and with Thailand as Chair of ASEAN gearing up to observe Malaria Week from 22 to 25 April, we examine the Global Fund’s largest multicountry grant to accelerate malaria elimination. Thailand’s borders (and the Greater Mekong Subregion) have a history of antimalarial drug resistance, and a surge in artemisinin resistance threatens the gains made in the fight against malaria; we take a closer look at this grant from Thailand’s perspective.

ABSTRACT The government of India announced on 5 September that it would host the Global Fund’s preparatory meeting for the Sixth Replenishment. The pre-meeting will be in New Delhi on 8 February 2019.

ABSTRACT The Global Fund’s Executive Director spelled out plainly, in different sessions at the International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam, the need for the governments of implementing countries, and the private sector, to step up their contributions to the HIV response – and towards reaching UHC. He also advocated for an increase in global health’s share of development assistance.

ABSTRACT Country coordinating mechanisms need to be consulted, supported, strengthened and empowered, according to three donor constituencies on the Global Fund Board. The constituencies have released a position paper calling for a review of the role of CCMs.

ABSTRACT With reduced funding for malaria, affected countries need to come up with new approaches in order to sustain the gains made in the fight against the disease. Countries must increase domestic funding in order to fill the gaps.

ABSTRACT A number of agencies have come together to launch UHC in Africa: A Framework for Africa. The Global Fund committed $9 billion, though this is not new money and it is contingent on the Fund reaching its $13 billion replenishment target.