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The UK Can Bend the Curve of the HIV, TB and Malaria Epidemics

Dr Alvaro Bermejo | Posted 02.05.2013 | UK
Dr Alvaro Bermejo

David Cameron has identified other priorities for this summit - trade, tax and transparency - and will host a pre-meeting focused on world hunger. These are all vital issues, but the Prime Minister also needs to protect what has already been achieved and should encourage the G8 to deliver on past promises.

World Malaria Day - A Moment to Reflect

Jo Yirrell | Posted 24.04.2013 | UK
Jo Yirrell

Thursday is World Malaria Day - a moment to reflect on the enormous global efforts taking place to rid the world of this terrible disease. It's also a poignant reminder of all those who have lost their lives to malaria, including my son Harry who died in 2005.

From Leighton Buzzard to Brussels With My Story in 'Mary and Martha'

Jo Yirrell | Posted 12.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Jo Yirrell

We were with Richard Curtis for a screening of his latest film Mary and Martha. It's a story about two mothers who have nothing in common except their shared loss of their sons through malaria. I was there because I share their story, I lost my son Harry to malaria and my own experience is reflected in the character of Martha.

Curing HIV in One Baby, Preventing HIV in Many...

Robin Gorna | Posted 06.05.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Robin Gorna

As the 900 babies born with HIV every day remind us, women and girls shoulder an unfair burden of the HIV epidemic. Yet over the past three decades I have worked on this, many of the vital struggles around stigma, discrimination, sexism and marginalisation have simply not moved.

Progress on Eradicating TB at Risk

Aaron Oxley | Posted 23.05.2012 | UK
Aaron Oxley

This year on World TB Day, the news that the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria no longer has the resources to continue expanding its work is catastrophic for the 3,800 people dying every day from TB and for 33.4 million people living with HIV for whom TB is the leading cause of death.

WATCH: The Global Fund Marks 10 Year Anniversary With Star-Studded Short FIlm

Huffington Post UK | Posted 26.01.2012 | UK

The Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria has celebrated its 10 year anniversary. The Fund was set up as an international financing o...

Harm Reduction International: Questions for leaders on World AIDS Day

Damon Barrett | Posted 30.01.2012 | UK Politics
Damon Barrett

This 1 December, as with every other year, will see political speeches and statements from high level UN officials and others in positions of power and influence reaffirming their commitment to stopping HIV in its tracks, and sending out messages of hope and how much we've achieved.

A Wake Up Call in the Fight Against AIDS

Adrian Lovett | Posted 25.01.2012 | UK Politics
Adrian Lovett

An uneasy sensation, of the pit-of-the-stomach kind, spread among the activists and donors supporting the fight against AIDS this week. The Global Fund, the international partnership that channels money to fight AIDS, TB and malaria, announced it has been forced to delay applications for new programmes due to insufficient funding from donors.