Geneva, Switzerland - The head of the WHO said on Tuesday the world needs to properly prepare for future pandemics after finally ending three years of Covid "crisis, pain and loss." In his end-of-year message, World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said 2023 had marked a turning point in fighting...
Global Fund to allot 70% of its funding to countries hit by climate change
Dubai, UAE--The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) announced at COP28 that more than 70% of its funding, equivalent to more than $9 billion, will be spent over the next three years in favour of the countries most affected by climate change, with the aim of...
Saudi Arabia signs a $39m pact with the Global Fund to fight pandemics
Geneva, Switzerland – The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) signed on Friday a $39 million multiyear contribution agreement with the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The grant will support the fight to end global pandemics and strengthen health and community systems. Announced during the Global Fund's 7th...
Malaria-free Asia Pacific region within our reach
Collaborative efforts involving public health professionals, Ministries of Health, and global institutions have been instrumental in the fight against malaria. Challenges such as conflicts, weak health systems, and natural disasters hinder elimination efforts in certain countries, adds Altaf Ahmed Lal of Sun Pharma.
WHO urges malaria funding boost as deaths stay stubbornly high
The World Health Organization called for more funds to help overcome towering challenges in the battle against malaria, which continues to kill hundreds of thousands of mainly African children each year. It warned that the world was currently "off track" to reach its goal of reducing malaria cases and deaths...
Amid Covid pandemic, Global Fund spent $4.2 bn to fight HIV, TB, malaria in 2020
The Fund approved an additional $980 million to respond to Covid-19
China’s 70-year effort makes it malaria-free
China becomes the 40th territory certified malaria-free by WHO For four consecutive years, no case was reported GENEVA: China was certified as malaria-free on Wednesday by the World Health Organization, following a 70-year effort to eradicate the mosquito-borne disease. The country reported 30 million cases of the infectious disease annually...
