News & Opportunities | September 2019

This month, GBCHealth signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Global Fund with the aim of strengthening supply chain management across the globe in cooperation with the members of the Private Sector Delegation (PSD) to the Board of the Global Fund and other companies committed to investing their resources and capabilities to increasing the number of lives saved from HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.

Following on the partnership agreement with the Global Fund, GBCHealth will establish the platform as a framework for collaboration that will strengthen in-country procurement and supply chains through the pro bono in-kind contribution of services and financial support for capacity-building activities provided by the companies mobilized by GBCHealth for the benefit of the Global Fund and the Global Fund grant implementers. The partnership will also support longer-term capacity-building, collection and dissemination of best practices, and talent development for sustainability. … Read more

	Unlocking Opportunities, Managing Risks: The role of business in ending AIDS Sept. 23, 4:30-6 pm Funding the Future 2.0: the Next Frontier for Financing Models in Health Sept. 24, 8:00-9:30 am The Role of the Diaspora in Driving Nigeria’s Quality Maternal Health Care Agenda Sept. 24, 1-3 pm
	By Gunilla Carlsson, UNAIDS Executive Director, a.i. & Nancy Wildfeir-Field, President, GBCHealth Over the past three decades, AIDS has united the international community in a way that no other health crisis has. The disease galvanized grass-roots groups to fight for the human rights of some of the world’s most vulnerable people. AIDS generated new levels of solidarity between the north and the south. And it has inspired medical innovation. Now the world has reached a crossroads. The number of people becoming infected and dying is decreasing, but not fast enough. Despite tremendous unmet needs, resources needed to bolster progress declined by US$ 1 billion in 2018… *Read more*
	Held in conjunction with World Mosquito Day 2019, this webinar provided the latest updates on new malaria innovations such as vaccines and vector control tools, the progress and challenges of bringing malaria innovations to scale, and current opportunities for high-impact private sector involvement. The webinar featured presentations and insight from: -Derric Nimmo, Senior Technical Manager, IVCC -Ashley J. Birkett, Director, PATH’s Malaria Vaccine Initiative -Malick Diara, Public Health Manager, ExxonMobil Corporation *Read more here* and *watch the webinar recording here*
	Universal health coverage (UHC) is a ambitious but often indeterminate target. UHC2030, a global movement to promote HSS to achieve UHC, delineates UHC into three key policy areas for health systems: service delivery, health financing, and governance. But these, along with other definitions of UHC, are high-level guidelines; what does progress towards UHC actually look like on the ground? This case study seeks to answer this question by reviewing funding requests of two Global Fund grants in Ethiopia and Morocco in order to show what progress towards UHC looks like at the country level, show the impact of Global Fund funds, and improve understanding of how various policies related to UHC be intertwined to make tangible improvements to health systems globally … *Read more*
ANNOUNCEMENTS, NEWS & INSIGHTS Private Sector Partners Step Up the Fight Against AIDS, TB and Malaria in Africa \| The Global Fund European Union Announces Major Increase to the Global Fund \| The Global Fund Senate Appropriations Committee Posts 15.6% Funding Increase for the Global Fund and Affirms Three Year Commitment \| Friends of the Global Fight UNAIDS welcomes the appointment of Winnie Byanyima as its new Executive Director \| UNAIDS WHO revises recommendations on hormonal contraceptive use for women at high HIV risk \| WHO Coming Together to Help African Girls Create a Brighter Future \| The World Bank Defeat malaria in a generation – here’s how \| BBC Kenya becomes third African nation to introduce malaria vaccine \| Reuters Scientists Discover New Cure for the Deadliest Strain of Tuberculosis \| NYT Tackling Low Birth Registration in Africa: Birth Certificates Are Key to Ensuring Health, Education, Safety, and Equal Opportunities \| World Bank Group Should governments see health care as an ‘investment’? \| Devex Supporting breastfeeding empowers parents to nurture and protect their children \| World Bank Group Maternal health: The next frontier for private sector engagement \| Devex History shows it will take more than technology and money to beat malaria \| The Guardian RESOURCES UNGA Guide 2019 Results Report 2019 \| The Global Fund Malaria eradication within a generation: ambitious, achievable, and necessary \| The Lancet How Business Can Build a ‘Future of Work’ That Works for Women: A Framework for Action \| BSR Malaria eradication: benefits, future scenarios and feasibility. Executive summary, WHO Strategic Advisory Group on Malaria Eradication \| WHO EVENTS & OPPORTUNITIES September 17-30 \| 74th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 74) \| New York City, USA September 22 \| Walk the Talk: The Health for All Challenge \| New York City, USA September 23 \| The AMR Challenge: UNGA Side Event \| New York City, USA September 24 \| Funding the Future 2.0: the Next Frontier for Financing Models in Health \| New York City, USA Deadline: October 6 \| Global Citizen Prize: Cisco Youth Leadership Award November 12-14 \| The Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 \| Nairobi, Kenya

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