Items tagged with Global health
AIDS, TB and malaria: coronavirus threatens the endgame (post)
"It is clear that the coronavirus pandemic has just made it incredibly difficult to script an endgame for the “Big Three” killer epidemics. The SDG goal is to end the epidemics of AIDS, TB and malaria by 2030. Is this still possible?... How are global leaders and agencies dedicated to AIDS, TB, and malaria reacting to the pandemic?"
GHIT Fund announces new investments to develop drugs, vaccines, diagnostics for malaria, TB, NTDs (post)
The Global Health Innovative Technology (GHIT) Fund announced a total of 3.29 billion yen (US$30 million) to invest in 11 partnerships to develop new lifesaving drugs, vaccines and diagnostics for malaria, TB, Chagas disease, leishmaniasis, lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, and mycetoma. This includes five new projects and six that will receive continued funding.
COVID-19 pandemic could significantly increase HIV, TB and malaria cases (post)
Some regions may see deaths related to HIV, TB and malaria increase by up to 10, 20 and 36% respectively over five years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
AIDS, TB and malaria set to get deadlier due to coronavirus (post)
In a blog post published in Forbes, Madhukar Pai reflects on the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on AIDS, TB and malaria responses. "The ‘Big Three’ are predicted to get bigger. AIDS, TB and malaria are predicted to kill many more in the coming months and years."
Aidspan publishes new issue of ‘Global Fund Observer’ (post)
Aidspan: Global Fund Observer
COVID-19 threatens to derail fight against HIV, TB and malaria (post)
The following is a heavily abridged version of Peter Sands’ remarks to the 43rd Board Meeting 14-15 May – the first Board meeting to be held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Maintaining essential health services: new WHO operational guidance for the COVID-19 context (post)
New guidance from the World Health Organization (WHO) will help countries keep essential health services running whilst taking measures to keep people safe in the COVID-19 pandemic. Most health systems are facing challenges of increased demand for care of people with COVID-19, compounded by fear, misinformation and limitations on movement that disrupt the delivery of health care for all conditions. Countries must find ways to keep people safe and ensure the delivery of services such as emergency care for conditions like heart attacks and injury; immunization to prevent outbreaks; treatment for infectious diseases like HIV, malaria and tuberculosis; and screening and treatment for noncommunicable diseases like cancer and diabetes.
Aidspan publishes new issue of ‘Global Fund Observer’ (post)
Aidspan: Global Fund Observer
AFEW International released the COVID-19 report “Interruption and Innovation” (post)
AFEW International released the COVID-19 report “Interruption and Innovation” with an overview of disruptions of and responses to prevention, treatment and care for key populations at risk for HIV, TB and viral hepatitis due to COVID-19 in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Global Fund survey: Majority of HIV, TB and malaria programs face disruptions as a result of COVID-19 (post)
The latest survey results of Global Fund-supported programs across 106 countries show widespread disruptions to HIV, TB and malaria service delivery as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, impacting approximately three-quarters of HIV, TB and malaria programs.
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