In 2012, a resolution by African Ministers of Health approved the establishment of the African Constituency Bureau to support and improve the level of representation of the two constituencies within the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The Bureau was thus set up in 2017 and is funded mainly by the Global Fund,…
The 48th Global Fund Board Meeting occurred in Geneva from 15th-17th November 2022. The two African constituencies (East and Southern Africa and West and Central Africa) led by their Global Fund board and alternate board members, and 21 delegates represented the continent. Decision Approved The following six key decisions were approved at the board meeting:…
The African Constituency Bureau for the Global Fund (ACB) organized a side event on policy dialogue on advancing Local Manufacturing for Health Commodities in Africa on the margins of the 2nd International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA). In the event, which was held on 14th December 2022, dialogue was prompted by panelists from…
In an unprecedented show of solidarity, world leaders from developed and developing countries rallied round President Joe Biden of the United States of America to fight for what counts at the 7th Global Fund Replenishment Pledge Conference which held in New York on the 21st of September 2022. The headline news is that $14.25 billion…
Malawi was selected to champion the 7th Global Replenishment process among other African countries after successfully implemented the Global funds grants in the last 20 years amounting to over US $1,2 Billion which have saved many lives .It was encouraging that Malawi President HE Dr Lazalus Chakwera championed the 7th Global Replenishment process with support…
The African Constituency Bureau in collaboration with the Global Fund Secretariat, WHO AFRO Regional Director’s Office, the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Togo, held successful Global Fund 7th replenishment advocacy discussions on the margins of the 72nd WHO AFRO regional committee meeting in Lomé, Togo on 26th August 2022. The…
From a perceived death sentence to immense hope, a story from Cameroon As the Global Fund commemorates its 20th anniversary, I wish to share my experience and journey of 20 years of living with HIV. In 2001, pregnant and full of hope and confidence for the future, I discovered my HIV-positive status during an antenatal…
The Global Fund to fight HIV, TB and malaria invest in countries following a step-by-step process. It decides on the Global Disease Split using epidemiology and income category to obtain a formula-derived allocation per country. Then, the Global Fund conducts “qualitative adjustments”. What is the qualitative adjustment? Qualitative adjustments are refinements to formula-derived amounts (FDAs)…
The Link Between Health and Domestic Resource Mobilization As a continent, Africa has lagged behind developmentally for far too long. The good news is its modern leaders are dissatisfied with the status quo and are eager for changes that will propel African nations towards a new age of technological advancement and economic power. Despite this…
In the 1990s, the disclosure of an HIV positive status was very often followed by a break in social and family bonds. The dreadful images surrounding the virus led to stigma, marginalization and discrimination of people living with HIV. While these people have gained greater acceptance in recent years, certain stigmatizing and discriminatory representations, perceptions…