Every three years, the Global Fund to Fight HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria holds a Replenishment Conference. The pledges thus received are used primarily to finance its various programmes. Notwithstanding the progress made over the past 20 years, the Fund is currently facing a health emergency that threatens to irreversibly divert the path towards eradicating these…
While progress in West and Central Africa is slow, East and Southern Africa is making significant progress that is bringing some of its States closer to eliminating this form of infection. Progress in the fight against mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS is mixed in sub-Saharan Africa. The UNAIDS 2021 report , released on 1st December 2021,…
Before human behavior can be addressed, the mindset has to be understood. When it comes to consensual sex and HIV/AIDS transmission, the mind is where the first keg starts churning
Key points of the Post-2022 Strategy The Board meeting reaffirmed the importance of placing people and communities at the centre of the response to the three diseases as well as the importance of strong and sustainable systems in the fight against HIV, along with human rights, equity and gender issues.
Approximately 40 years after the onset of HIV/AIDS, the research community is still struggling to find a vaccine for the disease that continues to claim many lives around the world. There was even a feeling of despair when, in February 2020, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) in the United States announced…
The Silent Pervasion of Dystopia The 1960s was the era of discotheques, bell-bottomed pants, wild hair, and half-buttoned shirts. Counter-cultural movements gained momentum as individualism became a popular construct. The media was growing in confidence and influence and was touting a new, modern age. There was also turmoil and restlessness in almost every corner of…