Tag Archives: HIV

October TheMonitor; The joint United Nations Programme on HIV/Aids (Unaids) has warned of a looming crisis unless Uganda controls the 227 new HIV infections daily, especially among the youth. While presenting her credentials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday, the new Unaids country director, Ms Amakobe Sande, said government …

September 2016 theglobalfund; 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. Hosted by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who stressed youth engagement as a key …

September 2016 GlobalFund; The Global Fund is announcing today that it has supported programs that have saved 20 million lives. It’s an incredible milestone. It puts a number on the breathtaking progress that has been made against HIV, tuberculosis and malaria, and goes hand-in-hand with building resilient and sustainable systems …

September 2016 theglobalfund; The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria warmly welcomed an announcement by the United States Government to contribute up to US$4.3 billion to the Global Fund, a demonstration of outstanding commitment to global health. The announcement, made today in Washington D.C., comes shortly before a Global …

July 2016 UNNews; Globally, new HIV infections among adults and children have been reduced by 40 per cent since the peak in 1997, but the decline among adults has stalled for at least five years, according to a new report from the United Nations agency leading the world’s HIV/AIDS response. …

June 2016 theGlobalFund;The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria applauded an announcement by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, known as PEPFAR, to create a US$100 million investment fund to expand access to HIV prevention and treatment services for key populations. Announced during the 2016 United …