Amrita had a long desire to become a woman and underwent gender affirmation surgery. Challenges arose following the surgery when Amrita struggled to change her name and sex on her official documents. Amrita had to leave her identity documents and was given a certificate to use instead. It did not work and it gave me a […]
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“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
On 15 April W4GF organised this webinar together with the Stop TB Partnership and TB Women which was attended by 34 people. The Clock is Ticking and time is running out for us to deliver on the commitments made by global leaders to end TB and gender inequality. The urgency is greater than ever due […]
63 people joined this webinar organised together with the Global Fund and UNAIDS, on Tuesday 16 March to get an update from the Global Fund on their COVID-19 Response Mechanism – to be launched at the end of March. The Global Fund is fundraising for is a minimum of US$5 billion to support the next phased of its COVID-19 Response Mechanism. The webinar […]
This webinar will take place on Wednesday , May 12, 2021 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) on Microsoft Teams Meeting Do you wonder how engaging men in a malaria program can bring about change in saving pregnant women and their babies lives in Liberia? Do you wonder how adolescent girls in Malawi can […]