A Talk With Access Bank About Their Sustainability Strategy

Access Bank was recently granted sustainability certification by the European Organisation for Sustainable Development (EOSD) under its Sustainability Standards and Certification Initiative (SSCI). On September 30, 2020, the Bank was presented with the certificate at the Global Sustainable Finance Awards, held in Karlsruhe, Germany as part of the 2020 World Development Finance Forum (WDFF), becoming the first African commercial bank … Read More

Global Fund Board Signals Strong Commitment to Sustain the Fight Against HIV, TB, Malaria While Supporting the Global Response to COVID-19

Earlier this month, the Board of the Global Fund met virtually for its 44th meeting. Convening in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic that has caused more than 50 million cases and 1.27 million deaths, the Board was appreciative of the Global Fund’s rapid and thorough response to the COVID-19 crisis while working to protect progress in the fight against … Read More

Taking the long view: Joining forces to fight the Big Three

The year 2020 represents the launch of the second phase of the Takeda Initiative, representing a 15-year partnership with the Global Fund, which focuses on improving maternal and child health by integrating quality HIV, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria services in antenatal and postnatal care in priority countries in Africa. The partnership’s first phase, launched in 2010, boosted malaria prevention in Tanzania … Read More

How is private sector innovation shaping the response to the three diseases during COVID-19?

Much of the progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria is in peril due to the knock-on effects of COVID-19, and private sector innovation in prevention, diagnostics, treatment and delivery is vital in reinvigorating the response to the three diseases across the globe, and to fighting the pandemic.  GBCHealth and Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis … Read More