Reports and Studies
Mar 25, 2019Shattering the myths around ‘universal’ health coverageFRONTLINE AIDS - "As many countries move towards universal health coverage, Frontline AIDS executive director Christine Stegling and Aidsfonds director Mark Vermeulen reflect on the opportunities and challenges this approach poses for people at the margins of societies |
Apr 04, 2019Georgetown researchers find link between Global Fund support and better governanceFriends of the Global Fight - "In a new working paper, researchers from Georgetown’s O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law analyzed the impact of Global Fund financing on governance and development in countries over the past decade and a half. |
Mar 29, 2019Tuberculosis and HIV — Progress towards the 2020 targetUNAIDS - "Most countries are not on track and too many people living with HIV are still dying from TB which is preventable and curable. The most vulnerable and the marginalized are still out of reach of HIV and TB services and in around 40 countries the number of TB deaths among people living with HIV is increasing. This is unacceptable |
Mar 14, 2019On International Women’s Day, UNAIDS calls for greater action to protect young women and adolescent girlsThe European AIDS Treatment Group (EATG) - Geneva, 8 March 2019 - "Every day, 460 adolescent girls become infected with HIV and every week 350 adolescent girls die of AIDS-related illnesses. On International Women’s Day, UNAIDS is urging countries to step up and protect young women and adolescent girls from HIV. |
Mar 14, 201999 per cent of intravenous drug users lack access to health, ‘social services with dignity’ says UNAIDS chiefUN News - "Despite a decline in new HIV infections globally, a UN report launched on Wednesday highlights that nearly all people who inject drugs live in countries that do not provide suitable harm-reduction service coverage, meaning they are denied adequate access to essential health services. |