Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: Faith-based coalition sends letters to Congress to champion the Global Fund “136 members of the faith-based coalition Hope Through Healing Hands, founded and chaired by former Senator Bill Frist (R-Tenn.), sent letters to the chair and ranking member of the…

Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: Back to School: Educating Girls to Fight HIV Aria Vyas, intern at Friends of the Global Fight, discusses the role of education in preventing HIV among girls. Vyas notes, “A quality education is essential for children, but for girls at…

Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: Friends Applauds the House Introduction of the PEPFAR Extension Act of 2018 “Chris Collins, president of Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Friends) released the following statement [last week] regarding the introduction of the PEPFAR Extension…

Aidspan: Global Fund Observer Aidspan, an independent watchdog of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, published Issue 339 of the ‘Global Fund Observer.’ The newsletter includes articles on various topics, including an overview of the 2018 International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam; Global Fund Executive Director Peter Sands’…

Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: A look back at AIDS 2018 John McMannis, program research and impact manager at Friends of the Global Fight, discusses key issues from the 2018 International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam, including financing efforts; a focus on youth, women, and girls;…

Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: Global Fund News Flash The latest issue of the Global Fund News Flash features several pieces discussing topics from the 2018 International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam, including a news release highlighting the Global Fund’s HIV efforts; a blog post written by Global…

Devex: Launch of $1.2B coalition to expand HIV services for men “A group of major HIV/AIDS donors, NGOs, and pharmaceutical companies have joined forces to launch a $1.2 billion coalition to expand the diagnosis and treatment of HIV infections among men, who are currently less likely to be accessing these…

The Lancet: Advancing global health and strengthening the HIV response in the era of the Sustainable Development Goals: the International AIDS Society-Lancet Commission Linda-Gail Bekker, president of the International AIDS Society (IAS) and deputy director of the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation, and colleagues on the International AIDS Society-Lancet Commission “The…

International Committee of the Red Cross: Global Fund and ICRC join forces to enhance response to HIV, tuberculosis and malaria in conflict-affected areas “The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) met Monday to announce a collaboration…

Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: New Agreements with HIV Drug Suppliers to Save $324 Million “The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has signed multi-year framework agreements with suppliers of HIV medication that will save US$324 million by the end of 2021 and secure the…