Response from the Global Fund

First round of payments from the Global Fund.

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The precarious promise of the Global Fund.

A global fund for the health MDGs?

1500 www.thelancet.com Vol 373 May 2, 2009 A disadvantage of early vaccination in infancy can be reduced immunogenicity because of acquired immune responses that are less mature, and interference from maternal antibodies. However, newer vaccines supported for potential introduction into some developing countries pose safety as well as effi cacy questions about timing. More than 30% of children ...

Global Fund investments in harm reduction from 2002 to 2009.

BACKGROUND Injecting drug use has been documented in 158 countries and is a major contributor to HIV epidemics. People who inject drugs have poor and inequitable access to HIV services. The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is the leading multilateral donor for HIV programmes and encourages applicants to include harm reduction interventions in their proposals. This study is th...

Editorial: Global Health Fund or Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria?

The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (GFTAM) has generated passionate debates since the UN Secretary General called for its creation in April 2001 [The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (GFTAM) 2002].The debates concentrated on issues such as the gap between required funds and funds pledged (US$ 2 billion so far – some of it one-off contributions – where U...