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…
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…
This resistance, already reported in some countries of the continent, simply translates into longer recovery time. But it is feared that in the long term, it might cause the treatment to become totally ineffective. Malaria experts are concerned about the increasing resistance of the malaria pathogen Plasmodium falciparum to artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs), the only…
Health has long been a complicated and tragic topic in Africa. By April 2001, Southern African Development Community (SADC) governments together with other African Union member states, had met in Abuja, Nigeria, and signed the Abuja Declaration on health in Africa. It was a historic moment as Africa pledged a new commitment to eliminating the…
On 8th June, 2021 ACB conducted its second virtual coffee session which focused on malaria resurgence in Africa. The virtual coffee sessions are part of the ACBs Africa Voice for the Global Fund Campaign and therefore, this session drew people from diverse backgrounds working on malaria mitigation from different angles. Sixty-three participants come to participate…