Friends of the Global Fight Blog: Innovations Helping Global Fund Curb Epidemics
John McMannis, communications manager at Friends of the Global Fight, discusses several Global Fund-supported innovations in global health, including a mobile app that aims to assist community outreach workers; a pharmacy dispensing unit that provides antiretroviral drugs to people with HIV; an online purchasing platform that aims to streamline procurement operations, optimize costs, and support countries transitioning out of Global Fund financing; and a project that “leverages Coca-Cola’s logistics, supply chain, distribution, and marketing expertise to help African governments connect the dots to surmount logistical challenges” (6/13).