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 2015-2017 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
Eli Lilly: Searching for New Tuberculosis Drugs
Most TB drugs currently approved for treatment are 50+ years old and are required to be taken over a 6-month period to be effective. Compliance with such a long treatment regimen is a challenge, limiting drugs’ effectiveness and contributing to the rise in MDR-TB. As part of its MDR-TB Partnership, Eli Lilly and Company formed innovative partnerships with the Infectious … Read More
Meet the PSD: Erika Satterwhite & René Cazetien
Erika Satterwhite Manager, Global Policy, Mylan René Cazetien Associate Vice President of Operations, Access to Medicines, Sanofi How did Mylan become involved with the Global Fund? Mylan’s decision to join the PSD Advisory Group is rooted in the company’s desire to provide the often-missing generic manufacturer’s perspective in shaping good public policy around the Global Fund’s efforts to combat HIV/AIDS, TB, … Read More
UKRAINE: Dealing with the Highest Dual Burden of TB and HIV in Europe
Over the last year, Ukraine has made notable progress in the fight against HIV. HIV incidence in Eastern Europe, unlike other regions in the world, has been on the increase and Ukraine has the most severe HIV and TB epidemics in Europe. The Global Fund has invested over $362 million in Ukraine, $320 million of which targeted HIV programs. These … Read More
Fourth Replenishment Conference Raises $12 Billion for the Global Fund
On December 2nd and 3rd, the U.S. Government hosted world leaders in Washington, DC for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria’s Fourth Replenishment Conference entitled, “No Time to Lose: Sharing the Responsibility to Save Lives.” Over the course of the two days, government and private sector donors pledged to commit a combined US$ 12 billion to fund Global … Read More