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World Malaria Day: 5 Ways To Fight The Disease

Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Video, World Health Organization, Mosquitos, Sub-Saharan Africa, Malaria No More, The Global Fund, Africa, Malaria, Nothing but Nets, World Malaria Day, Nets for Life, Slidepollajax, Roll Back Malaria, Impact News

In the time it takes for a malaria-infected mosquito to bite, you could do your part to end the spread of this deadly, but preventable, disease. Ev...

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In Order To Celebrate World Tuberculosis Day, We Have To End TB

Kolleen Bouchane | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: World Tuberculosis Day, Poverty, World TB Day, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, The Global Fund, Global Fund, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, Development, Healthy Living Health News, Personal Health, Impact News

Is apathy and the financial crisis what stand between us and the saving the lives of people who lack access to basic prevention and treatment?

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10 Years On, Funding Crisis Threatens the Global Fund's Effort to End AIDS

Joanne Carter | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Malaria, HIV/AIDS, HIV/AIDS Africa, Tuberculosis, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, The Global Fund, Global Fund, Politics News

So we're calling on the U.S. to host this meeting. We strongly believe that if the U.S. hosts this emergency donor's conference, other donors will join in. If we convene it, they will come.

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Totally Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

Kolleen Bouchane | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Fear, Totally Drug Resistant Tuberculosis, The Global Fund, Mdr-Tb, Tb, Xdr-Tb, Personal Health, What Is Tuberculosis, Tuberculosis Treatment, Tuberculosis, Impact News

We need to get ahead of drug-resistant tuberculosis. This means detecting TB early, testing for drug resistance and providing appropriate treatment in both the public and private sectors.

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Breakthrough In Saving Lives In Rural Africa

Jeffrey Sachs | Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: Global Motherhood, Community Health Workers, Millennium Development Goals, The Global Fund, ONE Campaign, Impact News

The campaign for 1 million community health workers has begun. Become part of the effort.

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No Funding, No AIDS Free Generation

Michel D. Kazatchkine | Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Red Campaign, Pepfar, The Global Fund, World AIDS Day, Impact News

While donor budgets are constrained, people's generosity is not. This World AIDS Day, I will be in Washington D.C. with Bono to encourage both governments and businesses to keep up the fight against AIDS.

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Washington Leaves Millions To Die

Jeffrey Sachs | Posted 01.25.2012

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Global Health, Tuberculosis, The Global Fund, World News

For a government that spends $1.9 billion every single day on the military, Washington's unwillingness to follow through on a $1.33 billion pledge to the Global Fund to save millions of lives is a new depth of cynicism and recklessness.

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The Budget for True National Security

Jeffrey Sachs | Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Malaria, HIV/AIDS, Usaid, Foreign Aid, National Security, The Global Fund, Budget, Politics News

We are wasting a fortune on wars when a small fraction of that would and should enhance our national security by helping poor and unstable countries to control disease, boost food production, and protect the natural environment.

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The Power of a Letter

Michel D. Kazatchkine | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Jeremy Irons, Budget Cuts, Morgan Freeman, Malaria, The Global Fund, Annie Lennox, Deepak Chopra, Impact News

Together, we are now saving more than one million lives every year. Each of those lives is someone who can then have a healthy, productive future and go on to take care of their family and community.

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Exposing a Hidden Epidemic -- Children and Tuberculosis

Kolleen Bouchane | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Aids, Hiv, Medical Research, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, Children's Health, The Global Fund, Vaccines, Impact News

Many believe TB is the stuff of old novels -- a disease of the past. However, TB remains a global public health threat that kills nearly two million people every year.

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Makings AIDS History

Michel D. Kazatchkine | Posted 09.27.2011

Read More: HIV Prevention, HIV/AIDS, Aids, Hiv Transmission, Pepfar, The Global Fund, Amfar, Impact News

"Making AIDS history," this year's Capitol Hill conference organized by amfAR the Foundation for AIDS research, is of particular significance as the w...

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Partnerships That Save Lives

Michel D. Kazatchkine | Posted 09.01.2011

Read More: Tuberculosis, Malaria, Aids, Millennium Development Goals, The Global Fund, Impact News

Anyone who despairs at the sheer scale of the challenge that AIDS represents should hear the story of Jacqueline, a 21-year-old Brazilian mother.

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The 30-Year Fight Against AIDS and for Patient Rights

Michel D. Kazatchkine | Posted 08.09.2011

Read More: HIV/AIDS, AIDS at 30, The Global Fund, AIDS Prevention, Disease, AIDS Treatment, HIV Prevention, Hiv Transmission, Impact News

In the last thirty years there has been no respite in the fight against disease: not for patients, not for doctors, not for researchers. I strongly believe that the fight against AIDS can be won.

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Transparency Saves Lives

Michel D. Kazatchkine | Posted 08.06.2011

Read More: The Global Fund, Mali, Global Fund Fraud, Aids, Global Fund Investigation, Impact News

The Global Fund could have been more vigilant in Mali. But we have learned our lesson. As a result of these efforts, the Global Fund is now better prepared to prevent and quickly detect fraud and misuse.

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Cheaper Drugs Are Spearheading The Fight Against Malaria

Michel D. Kazatchkine | Posted 07.03.2011

Read More: Fighting Malaria, The Global Fund, Malaria, Developing Countries, Antimalarial Drugs, Impact News

With the Global Fund's traditional donors facing severe budgetary strains as the world emerges from a deep financial crisis, there is a need for more innovative health programs such as AMFm.

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AIDS Activism: Confusing Accountability With Personal Attacks

Anand Reddi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Politics News, Pepfar, Global Health, University of Colorado School of Medicine, The Global Fund, President Barack Obama, Obama Global Health Initiative, Maternal and Child Health, Global Health Initiative, Ezekiel Emanuel, Pepfar Funding, Anand Reddi, Maternal Health, World News, Impact News, Health News, Impact News

By not providing "new" money towards maternal and child health, President Obama had in de facto pitted HIV/AIDS against other global health objectives.

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Global Fund Deserves Our Support

Catholic Relief Services | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Global-Fund-Funding, Foreign Aid, Tuberculosis, The Global Fund, Global Fund, Impact News

Working with the Global Fund, CRS has treated more than 2 million children in Benin for malaria and distributed nearly 3 million mosquito nets in Niger.

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Why We Must Protect the Global Fund

Dr. Paul Zeitz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Corruption, Politics, Global Fund to Fight AIDS in Africa, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Theft, The Global Fund, Barack Obama, Personal Health, Home News

Let our leaders know that the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is too important to be decimated because of false attacks.

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Why The AP Story Is Good News for the Global Fund

Bobby Shriver | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ap, The Global Fund, Global Fund, Global Fund Ap, Impact News

This week's AP story about small instances of fraud in The Global Fund is the best possible news. Here's why.

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The Global Fund Got It Right On Corruption

Andrew Daley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: AIDS in Africa, The Global Fund, Impact News

The critics will scream fraud, but what they should be screaming is thank god there is a group that is doing business in Africa that is actually watching where the money goes.

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The Global Fund: Zero Tolerance for Corruption and Misuse of Funds

Todd Summers | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Malaria, HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, The Global Fund, Impact News

It's always interesting to me when stories create news with misused facts and salacious headlines. So I thought it might be useful to have a little background and perspective from someone who's spent a lot of time with the Global Fund.

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The Global Fund Won't Stand For Any Corruption

Michel D. Kazatchkine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: U.N. Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Aids, The Global Fund, (RED), Global Fund Corruption, Philanthropy, Global Fund, Impact News

Yesterday's media reports drew attention to the fact that sums of money are sometimes misappropriated, but what these reports also convey is that the Global Fund has no tolerance of corruption.

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Global AIDS Funding and China

Anand Reddi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Global Health, The Global Fund, HIV/AIDS, Obama Global Health Initiative, Global Health Initiative, World AIDS Day, Hiv/Aids China, World Aids Day 2010, Pepfar Funding, Global Fund Funding, Antiretroviral Drugs, Africa, Pepfar, Anand Reddi, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Millennium Development Goals, President Barack Obama, Malaria, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Mdg, Tuberculosis, President Hu Jintao, China, HIV Cure, World News

The Global Fund provides funds and support to the hardest-hit countries that lack the resources to address their epidemics. However, one of the largest recipients is the second largest economy in the world: China.

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Invest in the Global Fund, Invest in Better Health

Michel D. Kazatchkine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Malaria, HIV/AIDS, Mdgs, Tuberculosis, The Global Fund, World News

We are at a defining moment in the struggle against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria -- killers that claim 5 million lives each year. To date, the worl...

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Carla Bruni Models For The Global Fund's Born HIV Free Campaign (PHOTO, VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Born HIV Free, Video, The Global Fund, Carla Bruni the Global Fund, Carla Bruni, Style News

French First Lady Carla Bruni is back to modeling, posing in a Jean Paul Gaultier-designed t-shirt for The Global Fund's Born HIV Free campaign. Bruni...

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