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The Global Fund to fight against AIDS, TB and malaria raised USD $11.34 billion at its Eighth replenishment conference, co-hosted by South Africa and the United Kingdom. Whilst we celebrate this achievement, the amount pledged falls significantly short of the $18 billion target.
Following today’s announcement that the UK government will contribute £850 million to the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB) and malaria, Frontline AIDS welcomes the UK pledge, but warns that reducing its contribution risks sending a message to other countries that they can back out of their commitments at such a critical moment for global health. It also undermines the UK’s legacy and commitment to ending AIDS.
Members of the UK Civil Society Working Group on the Global Fund Replenishment are urging the UK government to honour its responsibility to global health by, at a minimum, maintaining its previous pledge of £1 billion at the Global Fund’s 8th replenishment this year.
The Transition Initiative aims to ensure the long-term sustainability of HIV and SRHR services in a rapidly changing funding landscape....
A new report by Frontline AIDS in five Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries, reveals an alarming surge in HIV infections across the region, with new cases rising by 116% since 2010. ...
Frontline AIDS has expressed profound disappointment at the UK’s decision to slash its overseas development aid budget, warning that the move could have a devastating impact on the fight against AIDS and other pandemic threats. ...
Elon Musk has suggested that condoms are a waste of money. But they save lives, as do less well-known forms of HIV prevention which are relatively cheap and easy to use. Beyond the sniggering innuendo on social media platforms and in some news outlets, a potential revolution in HIV prevention methods is under threat....
Organisations from across the Frontline AIDS partnership receiving US government funds have been issued with abrupt ‘stop work’ orders and told to cease operations immediately. Frontline AIDS Executive Director John Plastow calls for an historic effort to avert the catastrophic threat facing people living with and affected by HIV in many parts of the world....
Frontline AIDS does not endorse political parties nor support candidates, but in the wake of the US election result we cannot deny the importance of its potential impact on our goal to end AIDS, as well as for people living with HIV and for marginalised communities who are often most affected. We know that what happens following the result will affect the lives of millions around the world. ...
Frontline AIDS’ Rapid Response Fund has received a $300,000 USD funding commitment from the Elton John AIDS Foundation (the Foundation) to tackle anti-gay and transphobic violence and rhetoric. ...
Frontline AIDS welcomes Gilead’s announcement to allow six generic manufacturers to sell its potentially game-changing HIV prevention drug, lenacapavir, while recognising that the treatment remains unaffordable to many. ...