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Investing In Girls

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:06:34 -0400

At AIDS 2008, the world's largest HIV forum in Mexico City that commenced this weekend, the need for interventions specifically designed to empower girls was clear: increasingly, the face of AIDS in Africa is young and female.

UNAIDS figures from Swaziland are a good snapshot: HIV prevalence among girls 15-24 is over 20 percent; among boys it's just over 5 percent.

The Global Fund (RED) grants in Rwanda, Ghana, Swaziland and Lesotho emphasize programs serving women and children. And more needs to be done to give greater attention to fe...

UNIVERSAL ACTION NOW: RIP HIV

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:16:32 -0400

Mexico City welcomes over 20,000 visitors and 3,000 members of the media today to convene AIDS 2008, the world’s largest HIV forum. Over the next five days we’ll hear new scientific research and intense dialogue on the major challenges facing the global response to AIDS. “Universal Action Now” is the theme, but what does that really mean?

“Universal” connotes individua...

(RED) on Voice of America

Thu, 08 May 2008 18:03:40 -0400

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Scaling Up Impact

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:06:10 -0400

I'm in Geneva for the 17th Board Meeting for the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS and Malaria. Having crossed the $100 million mark in (RED) money generated for the Fund, I'm here representing (RED) partners, (RED) consumers and (RED) shareholders in Africa. We are by far the largest contributing participant in the Private Sector delegation.

Today is the third day of formal and informal deliberations on items including: the role of the Global Fund as a strategic investor in Malaria, commun...

MEASU(RED)

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:43:18 -0500

(L-R) Nana from NERCHA,the primary recipient of The Global Fund money in Swaziland. Sylvia, founder of community counselling group, which supports The Global Fund's prevention and treatment efforts. Tamsin Smith, (RED)

I may be working in the land of precision timepieces and fine chocolates today, but my meetings are all about the technicalities of delivering results to (RED) shareholders in Africa

Geneva is base for the Global Fund team managing HIV/AIDS grants ...