News & Updates

Global Fund Board approves its Strategy Framework 2023-2028

On Thursday 22 July 2021 at a Global Fund Extraordinary Board Meeting (EBM) the Strategy Framework 2023-2028 was approved. This includes a standalone objective on maximising health equity, gender equality and human rights. Click here to see more in full. Prior to the Board meeting W4GF submitted a statement to welcome the mutually reinforcing objectives that includes people and communities at […]

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W4GF Statement to the Global Fund Extraordinary Board Meeting on the Strategic Framework for 2023-2028

On Thursday 22 July the Global Fund Board will meet for an Extraordinary Board Meeting to approve the Strategic Framework for 2023-2028. Women4GlobalFund (W4GF) urged the Global Fund Board to keep gender equality and the priorities of women and girls in all our diversity at the centre of the next Strategy, as they approve this.  W4GF […]

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Support Maurine Murenga

Maurine means a great deal to many of us and has played many different roles in our lives and networks – including as the Co-chair of the W4GF Steering Group. We hope you can offer your support. Please find a message below shared by Maurine’s friends and colleagues Please click here to donate now. Every […]

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Information Note on COVID-19 Testing

“As vaccines are rolled out globally, testing remains a critical way to manage and monitor COVID-19 outbreaks. Without testing, we cannot track or contain the spread of the virus, address urgent clinical needs, refer patients for treatment, test the efficacy of vaccination, and detect the emergence of new variants.“ “A combination of different types of […]

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Reposting: Developing Country NGO constituency at the 45th Board Meeting: ensuring communities and civil society are at the centre of the Global Fund

Strategy Development goals and objectives for the Global Fund’s next Strategy were at the core of the 45th Global Fund Board Meeting, held virtually on 11 and 12 May 2021. The Developing Country NGO constituency (DCNGO) urged that the strategy recognize that communities and civil society are a fundamental and key stakeholder in all the […]

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Women’s and Maternal Health in a Pandemic: 19 May

Join this web event on Wednesday, May 19, 1:00pm ET (7pm CAT) hosted by Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria on “Women’s and Maternal Health During a Pandemic.”  The session will look at: How COVID-19 has impacted maternal and women’s health around the world – as part of a “shadow pandemic” with disproportionate effect on […]

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Webinars in French, English and Spanish: EVERYTHING WOMEN NEED TO KNOW TO ENGAGE IN GLOBAL FUND C19RM

With support from the Global Fund, in early May, W4GF organised three webinars for women and gender equality advocates to understand the urgency of engaging in the COVID-19 Response Mechanism (C19RM) and how women can get support to do so! The webinar will include dynamic discussion around: The C19RM initiative, scope and timelines Why the C19RM should […]

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Action Alert: Everything women need to know to engage in Global Fund C19RM

On 7 April 2021, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) launched the second phase of its COVID-19 Response Mechanism (C19RM). Through this, additional funding is available at country and regional level (through multi-country grants) to address challenges to the delivery of HIV, TB and malaria services that are caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and […]

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