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The Summit of the Future is as ambitious as it sounds: it’s supposed to ‘retrofit the multilateral system to meet the challenges of the 21st Century’. What does that mean? Did they meet their aims? And what happens now? Dr Pasquine Ogunsanya and Clare Morrison were in New York, for the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA79), where the Summit was held, to find out whether this really was a ‘once in a generation opportunity’...
This week, Frontline AIDS participated in the World Health Summit (WHS) in Berlin, a major global forum that gathers leaders from politics, science, the private sector, and civil society from around the world to address pressing global health challenges. Over three days, Frontline AIDS staff worked to build momentum around key priorities, including addressing female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) and achieving equity in the ongoing negotiations around the Pandemic Accord....
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. ...
The Chair of Frontline AIDS, Prof. Nana Poku, announced today that the Board of Directors has unanimously appointed John Plastow as the organisation’s permanent Executive Director. ...
This year, researchers unveiled major interim results from two Phase 3 trials of injectable lenacapavir (LEN-LA). This new long-acting injectable, administered just once every six months, has been shown to outperform daily oral PrEP options, marking another significant breakthrough in the field of HIV prevention. Given LEN-LA's effectiveness, what needs to happen for it to reach those most in need?...
Following an upsurge of Mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and its spread to a growing number of other countries, the African Centre for Disease Control and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have declared Mpox a public health emergency of international concern. Frontline AIDS has convened a response team which will bring partners together to share expertise on how communities and civil society organisations can best respond....
Monday, 19 August, was World Humanitarian Day. The ‘polycrisis’ we are facing (security threats, global health challenges and climate change) is a daunting scenario, but also an opportunity to break silos across sectors and work together....