eLearning Resources

07 September 2016    3993 visit
Overview On this page you will find a series of e-learning courses to guide you through a number of elements around the funding process. These provide useful information to anyone who wants to know about accessing funding, including applicants, civil society, key populations, Country Coordinating Mechanisms, technical partners, Principal Recipients, national governments, donors...

Providing TB Care in a Refugee Camp

22 June 2016    3591 visit
Access to health care is more important than ever in humanitarian emergencies such as a refugee crisis. On World Refugee Day, the Global Fund emphasizes that to end HIV, TB and malaria as epidemics we must follow the people wherever they are. In cooperation with local and international partners, the Global Fund is supporting the provision of essential TB prevention, diagnosis and treatment...

Improving Health for Prisoners

07 June 2016    3628 visit
Overcrowded settings such as prisons make people more vulnerable to infectious diseases. Prisoners are at greater risk to TB and HIV because of the conditions in prisons and because they are often denied access to services that are available outside prison. With its mandate to end HIV, TB and malaria as public health threats, the Global Fund invests in programs that support improved health care...

Transparency on Development Aid Saves Lives

14 May 2016    3787 visit
By Mark Dybul Transparency and accountability are two of the founding principles of the Global Fund partnership. Not only do they capture our commitment that investments are effective, they spell out our moral obligation towards the people we serve – the women, children and men affected by HIV, TB and malaria. Released by the non-profit Publish What You Fund, the AID Transparency index lists...

Reactions to the finding of the OIG in its audit on CCMs

08 March 2016    3736 visit
Aidspan solicited feedback from several entities on the findings of the Office of the Inspector General in its audit on country coordinating mechanisms. (See GFO article on the findings.) We heard back from two organizations – AIDS Accountability International and UNAIDS – and a member of the CCM in Zimbabwe. This article summarizes the...

Strengthen Health Systems To Reduce Premature Deaths

01 March 2016    3837 visit
Last year, life expectancy on the planet reached 70. This is remarkable progress — just 115 years ago in 1900, life expectancy was around 30. In Roman times, life expectancy was about 22 years. Compared to a century ago, each of us has now been granted more than two lifetimes. But there are still many health problems we could tackle better. The question is which should we focus on. By...