As international health financing plateaus and competing global crises stretch donor budgets thin, countries in Central Africa are taking bold steps to reclaim control of their health systems. Meeting in Bangui, leaders from six countries signaled a decisive shift: the future of public health in the region must be nationally led, transparently governed, and financially…
On December 2, 2016, Burundi joined the list of countries under the Global Fund’s Additional Safeguard Policy because of delays in grant implementation that had a marked impact on programmatic results and the absorption capacity of resources. This provision is a risk management strategy that is specific to its grant implementation context. Effective in 2004,…
Burundi is among the few countries in West and Central Africa to have achieved the 95-95-95 targets in the fight against HIV/AIDS/STIs, thus ranking second after the Kingdom of Eswatini. This means that in Burundi, 95% of all people living with HIV are aware of their status, 95% of those aware of their status are…
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…
The Annual Consultative Meeting of the Global Fund’s African Constituency Bureau is the opportunity to bring together the 46 countries of the African constituencies to exchange views on the policy issues which are the topics for discussion on the agenda for the Global Fund Board Meeting. This year is special. The African Constituency Bureau is celebrating…
The Global Fund WCA board member and Minister of health of the Democratic Republic of Congo H.E Dr Jean Jacques Mbungani along with the leadership of the African Constituency Bureau for the Global Fund (ACB) met with Dr John Nkengasong Director of Africa CDC. Noting the fact that Global Health Institutions (GHIs) such as The…
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,…
The meeting served as a framework to delve into the consultative report of the Office of the Inspector General, in order to gather feedback from the constituency’s member countries. The OIG advisory report highlights some of the multiple socio-economic, security and political challenges facing the region that undermine the performance of Global Fund…