International news
Sep 18, 2016Donors Pledge Nearly $13 BillionThe Global Fund, Montreal - "At the launch of the Global Fund’s Fifth Replenishment, donors pledged over US$12.9 billion for the next three years, demonstrating extraordinary global commitment toward ending the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria for good. |
Sep 18, 2016$12 billion for the Global Fund – but we needed $15 billionSTOPAIDS - "Just over $12bn was committed to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria by world leaders at a pledging conference in Washington DC last night. The money raised will help to save millions of lives from the three diseases as the world looks to finally bring the epidemics under control. |
Sep 20, 2016MSF response to the outcome of the replenishment meeting of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and MalariaMédecins Sans Frontières - "The Global Fund closed its fifth Replenishment Conference with over USD 12.9 billion pledged, out of its funding target of USD 13 billion requested of donors. |
Sep 16, 2016Refocused Global Fund starts to hit key populationswww.aidsalliance.org - "A successful community-driven India HIV/AIDS Alliance programme that provided critical services to nearly 500,000 members of key population groups has had to close. What impact are recent decisions by the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria going to have on the lives of key populations? |
Aug 25, 2016HIV effort let down by test shortages, says WHOBBC - "A shortage of HIV testing could undermine global efforts to diagnose and treat people with the infection, warn experts from the World Health Organization. |