Comments on World Bank White Paper on a proposed FIF for Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response
Friends submitted the following comments to the World Bank regarding its recent white paper proposing a financial intermediary fund (FIF)...
The Impact of Climate Change and Conflict on Global HIV Services
By Rachel Mason. The International Community of Women Living with HIV recently held a panel discussion focused on how women...
The Pandemic Preparedness We Need: A Q&A with Friends President and CEO Chris Collins
In this Q&A, Friends President & CEO Chris Collins spoke with our team about the path forward in pandemic preparedness....
Key Takeaways from the Global Fund’s 45th Board Meeting
Chief Policy Officer Mark P. Lagon summarizes key takeaways from the Global Fund’s 45th Board Meeting. The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis...
How Local Civil Society Can Advance Investments in Health and Pandemic Response: Learning Among Advocates
By Maurine Murenga, Caroline Cummings and Mark P. Lagon In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, societies, governments and multilateral...
Global Health and Democracy: Managing Two Top U.S. Priorities
In a blog published by the Council on Foreign Relations, Chief Policy Officer Mark P. Lagon writes why U.S. foreign policy commitments to both...
Put the Global Fund at the Center of Pandemic Preparedness and Response
The old adage “don’t let a crisis go to waste,” never had more resonance. The COVID-19 pandemic is very far...
Key Takeaways from the Global Fund’s 45th Board Meeting
Over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the Global Fund met virtually on May 11-12 for a biyearly board meeting...
Setbacks and Opportunities in India’s Fight Against TB
Setbacks and Opportunities in India’s Fight Against TB As the world responds to COVID-19, we can’t forget the ongoing TB...
How Can We End the Tuberculosis Epidemic? 7 Key Takeaways for World TB Day
How Can We End the Tuberculosis Epidemic? 7 Key Takeaways for World TB Day Before COVID-19, tuberculosis was the world’s...
Faith Leaders Call for COVID-19 Response and Sustained Global Fund Investment
Today, 194 faith leaders called on Congress to sustain $1.56 billion for the Global Fund in FY22 and make an...
Private Sector Calls for $4 Billion for Global Fund in COVID-19 Legislation
Private Sector Calls for $4 Billion for Global Fund in COVID-19 Legislation February 10, 2021 Dear Senator Schumer, Speaker Pelosi,...