The 22nd International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) was held in Harare, Zimbabwe from 4 to 9 December 2023. It brought together over 6,000 participants from around 100 countries, including many community representatives, under the theme “AIDS is not over: Address inequalities, accelerate inclusion and innovation”. The conference, opened by the President…
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HIV in children remains a major public health concern, and was a recurring topic, with at least four sessions devoted to the issue by various speakers at the 22nd International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) held in Harare, Zimbabwe. Due to slow progress in scaling up access to treatment for children living…
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The global health landscape is undergoing significant changes, necessitating innovative solutions to sustain progress. In this dynamic context, the Lusaka Agenda stands as a beacon of hope, directing us toward a more effective, efficient, and equitable approach to Global Health Initiatives (GHIs). Born from a multi-stakeholder dialogue and culminating from the Future of Global Health…
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A meeting of the Cluster-Based Learning Network (CBLN) of the African Constituency Bureau (ACB) for West and Central Africa (WCA) was held in Dakar, Senegal on 12 – 14 December 2023. It brought together 12 countries from West and Central Africa (Benin, Burkina-Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, DRC, Senegal, Chad and Togo)…
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Empower them for Sustainable Development Care and support for HIV infected and affected weigh heavily on the woman and the girl child. Girls are often pulled out of school to care for the sick and prepare food. Without formal education and empowerment for prevention, they remain vulnerable and become exposed to HIV infection and reinfection.…
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The 3rd International Conference on Public Health in Africa, held in Lusaka, Zambia, from November 27-30, 2023, proved to be a pivotal African-led platform. Leaders from across the continent converged to address critical global health challenges, encompassing various issues. Among these, sustainable health financing emerged as a prominent topic, showcased at a side event led…
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In opening the side event, African Voices, African Leadership: “A Dialogue to Advance the Partnership with the Global Fund” on the margins of the SADC health ministers meeting, Angola’s Minister of Health, H.E. Silvia Lutucuta, setting the scene for an hour of discussion, stressed the crucial need for health strategies that promote country ownership and…
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Community, Rights and Gender (GRC) discussions share many similarities with those on HSS: progress is often slow and non-linear. Our partnership’s three-year cycle and Key Performance Indicators system that work so well for our biomedical approach to fighting diseases appear ill-suited for the complex tasks of changing minds or century-old attitudes and behaviours. Societal changes…
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In a groundbreaking move towards ensuring equitable access to quality health products, the Global Fund has proposed revisions to its Quality Assurance (QA) Policies. Last updated in 2010 and 2017, they are due for a revamp as they no longer capture the dynamic regulatory environment, the Global Fund’s broader procurement scope, or the organization’s strategic…
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Climate Change represents a profound threat to achieving the Global Fund’s mission and to the vulnerable countries, communities and people at the center of its strategy. 71% of Global Fund resources support the 50 most climate-vulnerable countries and 87% of the global malaria burden and Global Fund allocations for malaria are in these climate-vulnerable countries.…
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