Aidspan: Global Fund Observer Aidspan, an independent watchdog of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, has published Issue 391 of the ‘Global Fund Observer.’ The newsletter includes an article on how COVAX has boosted hope for developing countries to access the COVID-19 vaccine; an article on progress…

The Global Fund: Canada Contributes CAD 65 million to Global Fund’s COVID-19 Response “The Global Fund applauds the government of Canada for allocating CAD 65 million to the Global Fund’s efforts to support low- and middle-income countries to fight COVID-19, including procuring and deploying millions of COVID-19 rapid diagnostics tests…

Devex: Global Fund chief on COVID-19 funding, global health security “Global COVID-19 response efforts need a bolder response, health financing remains difficult, and the way global health security is defined needs to change, according to Peter Sands, the executive director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.…

Biden-Harris Transition: Statement from President-elect Joe Biden on World AIDS Day “…COVID-19 is a reminder that we cannot let up in our efforts to fight other epidemics, so many of which — including HIV/AIDS — have been exacerbated by this pandemic. We will pursue bold solutions and increase our collaboration…

Devex: DevExplains: Why the U.K. government wants to change the International Development Act “In a week of shock waves for the United Kingdom’s development sector, an unclear path now lies ahead. On Thursday, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announced the government would be introducing new legislation to allow it to spend…

Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: Faith Leaders & Philanthropists Address COVID-19’s Threat to Malaria “Friends of the Global Fight and the J.C. Flowers Foundation held a webinar focused on how faith leaders and philanthropists are partnering with national- and community-level health authorities in sub-Saharan Africa…

Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: Key Takeaways from the Global Fund’s 44th Board Meeting Lanice Williams, advocacy and partnerships manager at Friends of the Global Fight, discusses key takeaways from the Global Fund’s 44th board meeting, including the Global Fund’s efforts to mitigate COVID-19’s impact…

Aidspan: Global Fund Observer Aidspan, an independent watchdog of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, has published Issue 390 of the ‘Global Fund Observer.’ The newsletter includes articles about the main decisions made at the fund’s 44th Board meeting, the adoption of remote audit and investigation procedures…

Devex: Opinion: Why mental health integration in HIV and TB programs is a win-win Ren Minghui, assistant director general for universal health coverage/communicable and noncommunicable diseases at the WHO and WHO representative on the boards of the Global Fund, UNAIDS, and UNITAID; and Shannon Hader, deputy executive director of programs…

Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria: Friends applauds Senate Appropriations Committee for maintaining U.S. contribution to the Global Fund “[On Tuesday] the Senate Appropriations Committee posted its fiscal year 2021 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPS) funding bill, sustaining $1.56 billion for the Global Fund…