Toronto Star: Canada must step up in global fight against killer diseases Jane Philpott, independent MP for Markham-Stouffville and Canada’s minister of health from 2015 to 2017 “In a few weeks, the three-year funding cycle ends for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. … Working with other…

Kaiser Family Foundation: The U.S. & The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (8/5). Kaiser Family Foundation: The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) (8/2). Kaiser Family Foundation: The U.S. Government and Global Neglected Tropical Disease Efforts (7/31). Kaiser Family Foundation: The U.S. Government and Global…

IDSA’s “Science Speaks”: Activist confronts the ‘father’ of drug-resistant TB In this guest post, Abigail Mudd, medical student at Drexel University College of Medicine, interviews international TB activist Timur Abdullaev, who lives with HIV and is a two-time survivor of TB. Mudd notes, “He owes his life, he says, to…

Globe and Mail: Is Justin Trudeau serious about ending the AIDS crisis? Loyce Maturu, advocacy officer at Africaid Zvandiri and Global Fund Advocacy Network speaker “…Over the years [Canadian Prime Minister Justin] Trudeau has shown true leadership in the response to HIV, TB, and malaria and has kept his promise…

Aidspan: Global Fund Observer Aidspan, an independent watchdog of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, has published Issue 361 of the “Global Fund Observer.” The newsletter features several articles, including an article on the Global Fund Board approval of initiatives worth $18 million from the Unfunded Quality…

Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: Reflections from IAS 2019: Policies to End the HIV/AIDS Epidemic Shannon Kellman, deputy policy director at Friends of the Global Fight, highlights takeaways from the International AIDS Society (IAS) annual conference that took place July 21-24 in Mexico City. Kellman…

Devex: How is North Korea coping with TB one year after Global Fund grant cuts? “Advocates working to address the tuberculosis burden in North Korea are calling on the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to resume its grants in the country in the next two months to…

Homeland Preparedness News: Reps. McCaul, Engel introduce bill to support Global Fund to fight AIDS and other diseases “Legislation to provide financial support to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives last week. … [H.Res.517] affirms the historical U.S. commitment…

Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: Step Up The Fight: Open Letter To 7-Year-Olds Everywhere This open letter — published on the newly launched stepupthefight.org and signed by various experts, celebrities, and other individuals — discusses efforts needed to end the AIDS, TB, and malaria epidemics by 2030…

Foreign Policy: In Fragile States, Disease Outbreaks Don’t Stay Local for Long Shannon Kellman, deputy policy director at Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and Mark P. Lagon, chief policy officer at the Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and a distinguished…