Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

??? Check out highlights from Friends' recent celebration of #bipartisan congressional leadership on The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria! ?? Thank you to our honorees—Sen. John Boozman, Rep. Pete Aguilar, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, Rep. Grace Meng and faith leader Shepherd Smith—for their dedication to ending the world's deadliest diseases and saving millions of lives. Office of U.S. Senator John Boozman | Pete Aguilar, Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart | Grace Meng ?? https://lnkd.in/geNU8_R8

Children are the age group least likely to receive lifesaving HIV treatment – we have to close this gap. Children have the right to an AIDS-free future and that means getting them the treatment they need to thrive. https://lnkd.in/dZDNqTse

Don't miss highlights from the recent webinar: ??From #UHC2030 to Sustained HIV Services: How Strengthened Primary Health Care Systems are the Key to Getting Us There ??

?? By reducing HIV-related hospitalizations & outpatient visits, investments in The Global Fund have freed up $85 billion in cost savings. ??? Check out Friends' new issue brief to learn how these investments—in addition to saving millions of lives—are driving economic returns, strengthening national security and promoting global stability: https://lnkd.in/gzy7Atbj

?? NEW ISSUE BRIEF: In addition to saving millions of lives, investments in The Global Fund are also delivering remarkable economic returns, advancing national security and preventing costly military interventions. Find out how the Global Fund partnership is: ?? Spurring economic growth, generating $31 in returns for every $1 invested. ?? Cutting global healthcare costs—saving $85B and averting 1.4 billion outpatient visits in 2023 alone ?? Strengthening health systems to reduce extremism and promote stability in conflict-prone regions Read the issue brief today: https://lnkd.in/gzy7Atbj

ICYMI, watch the recording of "From UHC2030 to sustained HIV services: Considerations for integrating HIV and strengthened primary health care systems," presented by PATH, World Health Organization, Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and The Global Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+), , here ?? https://ow.ly/EzZ050U7xo9

?? This World Children’s Day, Friends' celebrates the life-saving impact of The Global Fund partnership in protecting young lives from HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. Through innovative prevention, diagnosis and treatment efforts, millions of children have been given the chance to grow, learn and thrive. In Malawi, these efforts include ensuring all pregnant women have access to #HIV testing and care—providing medications to prevent passing HIV to their babies, along with focused testing, early infant diagnosis and rapid antiretroviral initiation. Learn more about how the Global Fund is putting children first in the fight against HIV: https://lnkd.in/e--3RuYW ?? Photos by Kondwani Jere and David O’Dwyer #WorldChildrensDay

#ICYMI! In partnership with the World Health Organization, Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and The Global Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+), PATH hosted the “From UHC2030 to sustained HIV services: How strengthened primary health care systems are the key to getting us there” webinar. The panel was comprised of thought leaders in this space, including Andy Seale, WHO; Dr. Yvette Kisaka, Ministry of Health, Kenya; George Siberry, USAID; Chris Collins, Friends of the Global Fight, Jaime Atienza Azcona, UNAIDS, and Florence Riako Anam, GNP+.? ? #Integration—an integral component of #personcentered approaches—can improve service access, overall uptake and continuity, #health outcomes, and efficiencies, and has been identified as a core strategy for sustaining the #HIV response by and beyond 2030. Speakers provided insights on how and where HIV services have been integrated with #primaryhealthcare and ongoing strategies to ensure HIV services remain available, accessible, affordable, and delivered with quality as part of as part of #universalhealthcoverage reforms.? ? Read key outtakes from the webinar here: https://lnkd.in/gd49vP82??

??In Uganda, laboratories supported by The Global Fund are leveraging innovative tools to increase access to lifesaving care. ?? From mobile labs diagnosing #outbreaks on the frontlines to advanced testing networks reaching rural communities, these systems are helping save more lives and strengthen #healthsecurity. Find out how cutting-edge tools are preparing Uganda—and the region—for future health threats: https://lnkd.in/ePjREaKe

ICYMI: In partnership with the World Health Organization, Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and The Global Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+), we hosted a webinar exploring integrated HIV-primary health care models as a pathway to #UHC2030 and sustained HIV services. The panel was comprised of thought leaders in this space, including Andy Seale (WHO), Dr. Yvette Kisaka (Ministry of Health, Kenya), George Siberry (USAID), Chris Collins (Friends of The Global Fight), Jaime Atienza Azcona (UNAIDS), Florence Riako Anam (GNP+), and Kimberly Green (PATH). Integration—a key component of person-centered approaches—has been shown to improve health care access, uptake, outcomes, and efficiency, and is a core strategy for sustaining the #HIVResponse by and beyond 2030. This webinar considers the extent to which HIV services have been integrated into primary health care systems to ensure services remain available, accessible, affordable, and delivered with quality as part of universal health coverage reforms. Read highlights and access a recording of the webinar: https://bit.ly/3Z9gVoL