Attention W4GF Advocates: The guide serves as a framework for activists in Southern and East Africa working on HIV, TB and human rights issues in the region. It aims to provide a starting point for activists to identify the key advocacy priorities relating to TB and human rights in their own countries. To download the guide, […]
A workshop on Strengthening and Integrating TB & Malaria within the HIV Gender Response was organised by W4GF with the support of ViiV Healthcare, Stop TB Partnership, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), and the Communities Delegation on the Board of the Global Fund on 6 – 8 December 2015. This workshop was […]
For Immediate Release 15 December 2015 WOMEN4GLOBALFUND (W4GF) CALLS ON DONORS FOR RENEWED COMMITMENT AND INVEST IN THE GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS AND MALARIA Tokyo, Japan – Women4GlobalFund (W4GF) advocates call on donors for renewed commitment and to invest in the Global Fund to Fights AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global […]
Original post accessible on Huffington Post By Clara Banya, Member, Global Fund Advocates Network Speakers Bureau There is nothing wrong with having HIV. I tell people that I love myself and that I am not less because of HIV. And as an HIV advocate, I help other women living with HIV deal with the disease, […]
Please join The Community, Rights and Gender Department of the Global Fund for a Partnership Call on Tuesday 15 December 15:00 – 16:30 CET. Confirm your participation to rene.bangert@theglobalfund.org Promoting and protecting human rights and gender equality has been approved as a Strategic Objective within the Global Fund Strategy Framework 2017-2022. While human rights was in the […]
Global Fund Press Release GENEVA – The Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria approved a new framework for its 2017-2022 strategy to maximize impact, strengthen systems for health, promote and protect human rights and gender equality, and mobilize additional resources. At a two-day Board meeting, partners agreed to prioritize efforts that […]
The Global Fund has published a short piece, Women and Girls, to highlight a growing challenge in global health. Gender inequalities, sexual violence and discrimination fuel a devastating and disproportionate number of new HIV infections in women and adolescent girls, and increase their overall health risks. The evidence is stark: In the hardest-hit countries, girls account for […]
On November 3rd 2015 in Bangkok, Thailand – The Stop TB Partnership launched ‘United to End TB: Every Word Counts’ – the first language guide for partners and stakeholders working in Tuberculosis (TB). The 1st edition of the evolving TB language guide can be downloaded here. “Just as the HIV community avoid using terms such as ‘AIDS control ’ or ‘AIDS suspects’, […]
The Global Fund Community, Rights and Gender Department is organising a Partnership Call to update civil society on key developments at the Global Fund. We invite Women4GlobalFund advocates to join this discussion on Wednesday, 11 November, 15:00-16:30 CET. The agenda will include updates on: The Global Fund Strategy development process and discussions around the allocation approach; Overall […]
UNDP invites civil society to participate in a wide-ranging consultation on the UNDP’ s HIV and Health Strategy 2016 – 2021. UNDP’s HIV, Health and Development group is developing a strategy that will guide the organization’s work on HIV and health for the coming six years. The proposed Strategy focuses on the social, structural and economic […]