7th Global Fund Replenishment Story: Nigeria advocated for at least 30% increase on previous contribution by donor countries through their ambassadors to Nigeria

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…

7th Global Fund Replenishment Story: Malawi did a historical pledge

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…

Africa Ministers of Health unite in support of the Global Fund Seventh Replenishment

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…

Discussing the challenging operating environment policy with stakeholders in the affected countries

The two-day meeting that brought together 32 delegates from 13 countries classified as Challenging Operating Environments  (COE) by the Global Fund has come to a close. The meeting, organized by the African Constituency Bureau, was launched on June 22 in Lomé (Togo) by Mrs. Zoutéhatou Kassah-Traoré, Minister of Public Works and Chairperson of the Country…

What is the Global Fund  7th replenishment investment case all about?

The Global Fund 7th replenishment investment case was unveiled during the Global Fund preparatory meeting, that was hosted virtually by a coalition of five countries namely; the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Senegal and South Africa on February 23, 2022. The Global Fund’s target for the Seventh Replenishment aims at raising at least…

The African Constituency Bureau Discusses with TB High Burden Countries the Global Fund Disease Split and The TB Fight

The ACB has engaged in technical discussions with country implementers and CCMs of six countries with high burden of TB, HIV/TB and MDR-TB in Africa burden countries to better understand their situation and potential solutions on how to reduce TB burden without affecting malaria and HIV programs negatively. Countries involved in these discussions that were held virtually on 26th August 2021 are [1]Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and South Africa. The input of these countries and other ongoing consultations will help determine a position that reflects the possible variety of situations across the 46 countries of both our ESA and WCA constituencies.