12-28 | “There’s no hiding from the fact that treating people with drug-resistant TB is a long, difficult and complex process. But it can be done – people who get treatment are cured and can go on with their lives once more – but it needs a firm political and financial commitment..”- Dr. Frauke JOCHIMS, MSF TB Medical AdvisorNumbers of patients on treatment for drug-resistant TB remains catastrophically low
12-28 | “There are funding gaps across global health that could be plugged with money from a financial transaction tax. It’s time to invest in real lives – real futures.”- Sharonann LYNCH, HIV/AIDS Policy Advisor, MSF Access CampaignProgress in the fight against HIV, TB and malaria under threat as health funding falters
12-19 | Dr Unni Karunakara, International President of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)In the fight against AIDS, TB and malaria, we should be dealing a knock-out blow. The Global Fund must call an emergency donor conference so countries can reverse these killer epidemics.
12-8 | MSF response to the funding crisis at the Global FundIn a move that could have a profound impact on patients in developing countries, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria has announced it won’t be accepting any grant applications this year to support treatment programmes because of a catastrophic drop in donor funding.
11-23 | MSF response to unprecedented decision to cancel funding round of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, taken at board meeting in Accra, Ghana, November 21-22, 2011Because donor funding for global HIV/AIDS and the Global Fund has been declining, the Fund is in the most dire financial situation it has ever seen since its creation ten years ago. As a result, the Global Fund board on 22 November, decided to effectively cancel its 11th funding round due to lack of resources – an unprecedented act in its history.
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