The Doctors Risking It All to Fight TB in Ukraine
On February 14, a shell tore into the only tuberculosis hospital in the Kherson region of Ukraine, landing on the...
The Global Fund & Pandemic Preparedness: A Track Record of Success
The Global Fund & Pandemic Preparedness: A Track Record of Success By Chris Collins, President and CEO, Friends of the Global...
An Overview of the Global Fund’s Unique Approach
Click here to download a PDF which highlights an overview of the Global Fund
Leveraging the HIV Response to Strengthen Pandemic Preparedness (PLoS)
A new article in PLoS Global Public Health shares strategies on how to leverage HIV infrastructure and principles to prepare...
Flipping the Switch: COVID-19 & Latent TB
By Naomi Michelson Every 2.85 seconds, someone dies of tuberculosis (TB). In 2020, 10 million people contracted the disease. TB...
It Will Take More Than Pills to End the HIV Epidemic
This is a personal essay by Joyce Ouma , an HIV advocate in Kenya. Joyce Ouma , an HIV advocate in Kenya....
Comments on World Bank White Paper on a proposed FIF for Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response
Friends submitted the following comments to the World Bank regarding its recent white paper proposing a financial intermediary fund (FIF)...
The Impact of Climate Change and Conflict on Global HIV Services
By Rachel Mason. The International Community of Women Living with HIV recently held a panel discussion focused on how women...
The Pandemic Preparedness We Need: A Q&A with Friends President and CEO Chris Collins
In this Q&A, Friends President & CEO Chris Collins spoke with our team about the path forward in pandemic preparedness....
Key Takeaways from the Global Fund’s 45th Board Meeting
Chief Policy Officer Mark P. Lagon summarizes key takeaways from the Global Fund’s 45th Board Meeting. The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis...
How Local Civil Society Can Advance Investments in Health and Pandemic Response: Learning Among Advocates
By Maurine Murenga, Caroline Cummings and Mark P. Lagon In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, societies, governments and multilateral...
Global Health and Democracy: Managing Two Top U.S. Priorities
In a blog published by the Council on Foreign Relations, Chief Policy Officer Mark P. Lagon writes why U.S. foreign policy commitments to both...