The 19th Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) Summit occurred in Paris, France, on the 7th and 9th of October 2024. During the same week, in neighbouring Switzerland, the Global Fund to Fight HIV, TB, and Malaria was holding its 26th committee meetings. France whose language is shared by the OIF and its 88 member…
Among the well-thought-out facets of the Global Fund is the Resilient and Sustainable Systems for Health (RSSH) initiative. RSSH is central to many of the Global Fund’s primary goals, including sustainability, transition, and repositioning, ultimately leading to a stronger healthcare system that serves all citizens effectively. This hidden gem within the Global Fund initiative plays…
Malaria is a public health and developmental threat in Africa. In 2022 globally, 249 million malaria cases led to 608,000 deaths, of whom 76% of deaths were children under five[1]. In the same year, the African Region experienced 94% of malaria cases and contributed to 95% of the global deaths, representing 233 million cases and…
As the Global Fund activities for the new year gear up, the African Constituency Bureau (ACB) wishes to spotlight some successes achieved by African constituencies in the Global Fund governance. These successes were made possible because Country Coordinating Mechanisms (CCMs) representatives, Principal Recipients (PRs), and partners trusted ACB by providing information and sharing knowledge with…
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…
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…
By Paul Nesara Many African countries are facing multi-faceted policy challenges, in part, due to the quality of data collected or the verticalized “big data” existing ecosystems that are not fully interrogated to generate evidence. Blumer et al., describe big data as “the extensive volume of information that individuals and agencies generate daily”.[1] There are…
This interactive session held on 27 July 2021, saw subject experts, including participants from African Risk Capacity (ARC), WHO/AFRO, Ministry of Health of Kenya and ACB board members sharing their insights on priority areas to strengthen PPR in the continent. Key lessons learnt in the implementation of the COVID-19 Strategic Preparedness and Response in African Constituencies[2] as well as policy recommendations for the Global Fund were discussed.
Since its emergence in December 2019 in China, COVID-19 has been attracting a lot of attention from the health community around the world. This situation is impacting the fight against other diseases, such as malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS. In April 2021, the Global Fund produced a report entitled ‘Impact of COVID-19 on HIV, TB and…