📌On HIV Vaccine Awareness Day, we are reminded of a sobering reality: despite decades of scientific advancements, there is still no licensed HIV vaccine. At the end of 2023, 39.9 million people were living with HIV, with 65% of them in the WHO African Region. Alarmingly, 44% of new HIV infections occurred among women and […]
In a world of shrinking health budgets and rising anti-rights agendas, Women4GlobalFund (W4GF) is raising its voice. Our new paper challenges the idea that “lifesaving” can be reduced to pills, diagnostics, and treatment targets. For women and girls in all our diversity, lifesaving means the right to live with dignity, autonomy, and justice — not […]
🗣️ A Call to the Global Fund Board to defend Gender Equality, Communities, Human Rights, and the Future of Health As the Global Fund convenes for its 53rd Board Meeting, Women4GlobalFund (W4GF) brings an urgent and unified voice to the table: the time to protect and expand gender equality, human rights, and community leadership is […]
Resource scarcity may force prioritisation of medical supplies and treatment. But these lifesaving commodities will never reach the people who need them without strong community systems. In this critical moment, we share the Community Delegation’s public letter, now available in English, Español, Français, العربية, and Português 🌍 📌 This letter is an urgent expression of […]
The following testimony is from Dr. Vedika Kundi, a medical doctor (MD) with a Master of Public Health (MPH), specializing in digital health. During her internship with Women4GlobalFund (W4GF), she explored how medical and technological expertise can be integrated into feminist advocacy to advance health equity and gender justice. During my time as an intern […]
📣 W4GF te presenta la Guía de 10 pasos para convertirte en una integrante efectiva del Mecanismo Coordinador de País (MCP). Este recurso fue creado para apoyar a las mujeres y niñas en toda su diversidad —incluidas mujeres trans, trabajadoras sexuales, mujeres jóvenes, adolescentes, indígenas, migrantes, refugiadas, y mujeres que viven con VIH, TB o […]
Malaria Ends with Us: Reinvest, Reimagine, Reignite On World Malaria Day 2025, Women4GlobalFund (W4GF) joins voices from across the globe calling for urgent, coordinated action to end malaria. The world faces a pivotal moment: 597,000 lives were lost to malaria in 2023, the vast majority in the African region—and many of them preventable. 📢 This […]
THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE IS WRITTEN BY DUMI GATSHA AND PRISCILLA AMA ABDO Priscilla Ama Addo (she/her/hers) is a young health advocate who works with civil society organisations and non-profit partners in strengthening meaningful youth engagement in HIV and SRHR programing. She serves as a Junior Project Officer for Y+ Global and a Strategic Advisor for […]
Community-Led Monitoring (CLM) as mechanism to understand gender inequality Download the poster here #fundherhealth
We are excited to present our participation in AIDS 2024 conference: “An Urgent Need for Gender Equality and Meaningful Participation of Women in All Their Diversity in Global Fund Processes.” Key Insights Women and girls face significant challenges in engaging effectively in decision-making processes related to HIV, TB, and malaria responses. Although gender equality is […]