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)…
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…
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…
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…
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…
In 21 years, the share of the budget allocated to health in Cameroon has never exceeded 7%. The reasons for this underperformance are related to insufficient political will, low capacity to mobilize resources and poor use of available funds. This is a failure that strikes the mind of anyone with an interest in the implementation…
The fight against HIV, TB and malaria is very often focused on an exclusively hygienic, therapeutic or biomedical approach. This paper does not question the interest or the relevance of such an approach, but it suggests that we should resolutely broaden the scope of this fight to the borders of social inequalities. Actually, health as…
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…
In the recently concluded Global Fund 46th Board meeting, the revised 2023-2028 Global fund strategy has come to light. It comes at a time when COVID19 risks jeopardizing the hard -won health gains including of HIV, TB, and Malaria. The global health community is under pressure to attain the 2030 development goals, hence brings…
vaccine against this disease. However, there’s light at the end of the tunnel…