Aidspan: Global Fund Observer Aidspan, an independent watchdog of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, published Issue 347 of the ‘Global Fund Observer.’ The newsletter includes articles on various topics, including the Global Fund Board’s approval of another $98 million in country grants from the 2017-2019 allocations,…

Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: Congress Reaffirms U.S. Global Leadership to Fight AIDS “[On Tuesday], just over a week after the 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day, President Trump signed the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Extension Act of 2018 into law. The…

Kaiser Family Foundation: The President’s Malaria Initiative and Other U.S. Government Global Malaria Efforts This updated fact sheet examines the U.S. government’s role in global malaria efforts and includes an overview of the global situation, the President’s Malaria Initiative, multi- and bilateral funding, malaria interventions, and global goals for control…

Center for Global Development: On World AIDS Day, a Moment for Celebration and Self-Reflection Amanda Glassman, chief operating officer, senior fellow, and Board secretary, and Rachel Silverman, senior policy analyst and assistant director of global health policy, both at CGD, recognize World AIDS Day and discuss the importance of evaluation…

Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: The Global Fund and Faith-Based Organizations This post highlights the Global Fund’s work with faith-based organizations, noting, “Faith-based organizations are critical partners in the fight against HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria. The Global Fund will continue to rely on faith groups…

Forbes: 15 Years Later: How Well Are We Doing Addressing AIDS Bill Frist, former U.S. Senate majority leader and founder and chair of Hope Through Healing Hands “This World AIDS Day, we celebrate the astounding progress made in the past 15 years! … PEPFAR is about more than just diagnostics…

The Hill: We can build on 15 years of U.S. leadership in the global AIDS response Charles Holmes, co-director of Georgetown University’s Center for Global Health and Quality and co-chair of the WHO global HIV services quality working group “World AIDS Day is always a good time to celebrate the…

BMJ Opinion: Global health disruptors This collection of articles on global health disruptors contains articles on various topics including climate change, noncommunicable diseases, urban development, the digital revolution, the global health care market, research and development, China’s Belt and Road initiative, the erosion of multilateralism, SARS and Ebola, the Bill…

Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: Young Women at the Epicenter of HIV “…In South Africa, the country hardest hit by the HIV epidemic, girls aged 15-19 are eight times more likely to be living with HIV than boys their age. On this World AIDS Day we put…

AIDS Healthcare Foundation: AHF Urges World Leaders not to Waver in the War on AIDS Ahead of the Argentina G20 Summit “Despite claims that some countries are winning their battles against HIV and with global AIDS funding in decline, the G20 must do all it can to ensure the Global…