The Private Sector Delegation (PSD) to the Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is now accepting applications for Board Member and Alternate Board Member positions for the upcoming 2017-2019 term. The PSD Board Member and Alternate Board Member will represent the private sector as a voting constituency to the Global Fund’s governance board for a … Read More
Private Sector Doubles Contribution to Global Fund
Last week, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria hosted its Fifth Replenishment Conference where government and private sector partners pledged a total of $12.9 billion for 2017-2019. This replenishment was particularly noteworthy for its inaugural commitments – such as a $10 million pledge from the Government of Qatar – and pledges from African countries and companies. Kenya and South Africa pledged … Read More
Global Fund 5th Replenishment Conference
The government of Canada will host the Fifth Replenishment Conference of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in Montréal, Quebec, on 16 September 2016. This conference will bring global health leaders together to further mobilize efforts to end the epidemics of three of the world’s most devastating diseases – AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria – by 2030. The Global Fund partnership … Read More
2016 International AIDS Conference
The International AIDS Conference is the premier gathering for those working in the field of HIV, as well as policy makers, persons living with HIV and other individuals committed to ending the pandemic. It is a chance to assess where we are, evaluate recent scientific developments and lessons learnt, and collectively chart a course forward. The AIDS 2016 program will … Read More
Healthy People, Healthy Region: Driving Corporate Action to Eliminate Malaria in Asia-Pacific
GBCHealth and the Asia-Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance (APLMA), with the support of the Private Sector Members Council and the Global Fund Private Sector Delegation, are hosting a private sector focused forum on May 10, 2016 on malaria elimination in the Asia-Pacific, with emphasis on Greater Mekong Subregion. The forum, Health People, Healthy Region: Driving Corporate Action to Eliminate Malaria in Asia-Pacific, … Read More
Spotlight on PSD Members – Eli Lilly, Johnson & Johnson, Sumitomo Chemical and Sanofi
In honor of World TB Day and World Malaria Day, we are highlighting some of the extraordinary work the PSD member companies are undertaking in the fight to end these epidemics. Read more about how Eli Lilly is bringing global attention to the TB-diabetes co-epidemic, Janssen’s partnership to expand access to a new MDR-TB drug, Sumitomo Chemical’s commitment to protect … Read More
The Global Fund’s 5th Replenishment: What, Why and How?
What is the Global Fund Replenishment? The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria provides grants to low and middle-income countries to fund prevention, treatment and care programs for people with HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria. In 2003, the Global Fund adopted a three-year replenishment model to assure countries of sustained and predictable financial support for their programs. The Fourth … Read More
Meet the PSD: Caroline Desrousseaux
Caroline Desrousseaux Global Accounts Manager, Vestergaard How did Vestergaard become involved with the Global Fund? Vestergaard has been engaged with the Global Fund since its creation. We are a company devoted to innovating products for people in the developing world and we are the leading manufacturer of bed nets which have been instrumental in the war against malaria. As such, … Read More
Private Sector Round-Table Consultation on the Equitable Access Initiative (EAI)
Convened by the Global Fund Private Sector Delegation to the Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria| March 3, 2016 | Geneva, Switzerland On March 3rd, The Global Fund Private Sector Delegation (PSD) collaborated with the Secretariat of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to host a private sector-focused round-table conversation on the … Read More
PSD-hosted Private Sector Roundtable on the Equitable Access Initiative
The Equitable Access Initiative (EAI) is a multi-stakeholder initiative established to build a new policy framework to better understand the health needs and constraints countries experience as they move along the development continuum, from low- to middle-income. The initiative, co-convened by nine major global development partners – including GAVI, UNDP, UNFPA, The Global Fund, UNITAID, UNAIDS, UNICEF, World Bank and … Read More