Devex: Opinion: The false dichotomy between ending epidemics and building health systems Peter Sands, executive director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria “Is it better to improve people’s health by tackling specific diseases or by strengthening health systems? That’s a perennial debate in the global health…

Friends of the Global Fight: Bipartisan Group of Senators Requests Increased U.S. Pledge to the Global Fund “[On Thursday] a bipartisan group of 18 U.S. senators urged Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the administration to increase the United States’ pledge to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and…

The Lancet: The Global Fund as an ATM plus Sjoerd Postma, chief of party at the Health Sector Resiliency Project and focal point/expert for Resilient and Sustainable Systems for Health at the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Independent Technical Review Panel “In his [July 7] comment, Richard…

Aidspan: Global Fund Observer Aidspan, an independent watchdog of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, published Issue 343 of the ‘Global Fund Observer.’ The newsletter includes articles on various topics, including a news article on the Global Fund’s announcement that it will donate $5 million to Venezuela…

Friends of the Global Fight: World Leaders Gathered at U.N. to Tackle TB. Now What? John McMannis, program research and impact manager at Friends of the Global Fight, discusses the recent U.N. High-Level Meeting (HLM) on TB, highlighting comments from Global Fund Executive Director Peter Sands and commitments made by…

Friends of the Global Fight: 15 Years of PEPFAR: Past Success and Future Progress John McMannis, program research and impact manager at Friends of the Global Fight, highlights discussions from a recent event, hosted by Friends and several other organizations, recognizing the 15th anniversary of PEPFAR. McMannis notes, “[T]here were…

Friends of the Global Fight: A Malaria Q&A with the Global Fund’s Dr. Scott Filler “This is the first in a series of interviews with the senior disease coordinators at the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. In this Q&A, Friends spoke with Dr. Scott Filler, the senior…

Aidspan: Global Fund Observer Aidspan, an independent watchdog of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, published Issue 342 of the ‘Global Fund Observer.’ The newsletter includes articles on various topics, including the Global Fund’s recently released Results Report 2018 and the Office of the Inspector General’s recent…

Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria’s “VOICES”: We Must Act Urgently to End HIV, TB and Malaria Global Fund Executive Director Peter Sands discusses results from the Global Fund’s recently released results report, writing, “To meet the Sustainable Development Goal of ending the [HIV, TB, and malaria] epidemics…

Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: The Global Fund as a Model of Development Assistance Mark P. Lagon, chief policy officer at Friends of the Global Fight, discusses how the Global Fund can serve as a model for other development programs and institutions, writing, “The Global…