GFAN Africa Members were part of a delegation to Bugesera District in the Eastern Province of Rwanda for a study tour led by the Rwanda Ministry of Health through Rwanda Biomedical Center and CCM Rwanda. The delegation included Members of Parliament from United Kingdom; Zimbabwe. A delegation from Global Fund...
During the Global Action week, WACI Health convened a young people round table dubbed youth extravaganza that brought together different youth organizations ,adolescent girls ,and young women in Kenya to learn more on how they could contribute to the success of the Global fund objectives of fighting HIV/AIDS, TB and...
Over 20 years of the existence of the Global Fund partnership, the world's largest multilateral investor in grants for systems for health, communities and civil society has made extraordinary progress in the fight against HIV, TB, and Malaria. The Global Fund Advocates network in Africa hosted pre-preparatory meetings of the...
Civil Society for Malaria Elimination (CS4ME), Global Fund Advocates Network Africa (GFAN Africa), Global Fund Advocates Network Asia-Pacific (GFAN AP), along with communities and civil society living with, affected by and vulnerable to HIV, TB and malaria extends our heartiest congratulations to their Excellencies, the Presidents of the Democratic Republic...
GFAN Africa and Global Fund are working together to ensure successful 7 th Replenishment of the Global Fund as 2022 is the Replenishment year for the period 2023-2025. These are in support of President Joe Biden's decision to host the Global Fund’s Seventh Replenishment Conference in the United States in...
“If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together” As we reflect on this powerful African proverb 40 years after the beginning of the HIV/AIDS crisis, it is important to ask ourselves if we are indeed equitably marching together towards ending the epidemic...
A central component of universal health coverage is public health spending. Since the inception of the Abuja Declaration, most African countries have increased their budget allocation to health. From 2000 to 2016, economic growth in Africa averaged 4.6 percent annually, making it the second-fastest-growing region worldwide. Despite this, funding has...
Through the passing of the torch caravans in Southern Africa, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Zambia, the impact of the Global Fund on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria has been explained. From mid-August onward, the Torch will cross into the East African region, where a series of events will be held to...
On 8 June 2021, GFAN Africa organized a webinar titled – The Global Fund at 20: An Africa Civil Society Dialogue on the sidelines of the HLM on HIV/AIDS. The webinar marked the launch of a series of activities by GFAN Africa to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Global...
On 21 April 2021, GFAN Africa facilitated a regional day of action to thank Germany for their additional contribution of EUR 140 million to the Global Fund. These resources will support the Global Fund’s efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in low- and middle-income countries and mitigate the impact on...