About the response against AIDS, TB and Malaria

22Jul

Latina Forum and Trans Conference within the AIDS 2020 framework

Hundreds of activists, health professionals and researchers participated in the Latina Forum on HIV and the Trans Conference between June 30th and July 3rd, two pre-conferences organized by the Fundación Huesped (Host Foundation) within the framework of AIDS2020-Virtual.

11Jul

Breakthrough: microbe found to block the transmission of malaria

Source: https://theconversation.com

Malaria has been a terrible human disease from before the neolithic period up to present day. It has likely

11Jul

Mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on key populations

Source: https://www.unaids.org

04 JUNE 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone, including key populations at higher risk of HIV.

11Jul

UNAIDS saddened by the death of social justice activist Renate Koch

Source: https://www.unaids.org

GENEVA, 7 July 2020—UNAIDS is deeply saddened by the death of Renate Koch, a campaigning pioneer for social justice,

11Jul

Mobilizing COVID-19 relief for transgender sex workers in Guyana and Suriname

Source: https://www.unaids.org

02 JUNE 2020

Twinkle Paule, a transgender activist, migrated from Guyana to the United States of America two years ago.

11Jul

Stop TB Partnership and Johnson & Johnson, with support fromUSAID and The Global Fund, Announce Price Reduction for bedaquiline for Treatment of DR-TB in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Source: http://www.stoptb.org

Joint efforts aim to accelerate scale-up of WHO-recommended all-oral treatment regimens – a transition urgently needed to help protect the health of people with drug resistant-tuberculosis who are particularly vulnerable during COVID-19 pandemic

In 2020,

11Jul

Continued availability and affordability of life-saving tools critical to avoid doubling of malaria deaths this year and win global fight against the disease

Source: https://endmalaria.org

Geneva, 19 June 2020 — In conjunction with the annual Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) Suppliers Forum convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) this week,

11Jul

UNAIDS report on the global AIDS epidemic shows that 2020 targets will not be met because of deeply unequal success; COVID-19 risks blowing HIV progress way off course

Source: https://www.unaids.org

Missed targets have resulted in 3.5 million more HIV infections and 820 000 more AIDS-related deaths since 2015 than if the world was on track to meet the 2020 targets.

24Jun

UNAIDS Executive Director sets out HIV/COVID-19 landscape at opening of PCB meeting

Source: UNAIDS

GENEVA, 24 June 2020—The 46th meeting of the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board commenced on 23 June 2020.

22May

Developing Country NGO Delegation 43rd Board Meeting Constituency Statement 14-15 May 2020

The Developing Country NGO constituency participated actively in the first ever virtual Board Meeting of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, held on 14 and 15 May 2020.