03 November 2020 – Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: The African Union Commission hosted the inaugural AU Africa Leadership Meeting (ALM) of Ministers of Finance and Ministers of Health on 8th and 9th, October. Ministers from AU Member States in the Eastern and Southern Africa Region, respectively, shared experiences and opportunities
By: UNAIDS On the opening day of the Virtual Fast-Track Cities 2020 conference on urban HIV and COVID-19 responses, UNAIDS has released a new report on how to strengthen responses to health emergencies GENEVA, 9 September 2020—A new report from UNAIDS shows how countries grappling with COVID-19 are using
By: PEPFAR Born and bred in Zimbabwe, Juliet found herself on the verge of dropping out of school. She even contemplated engaging in transactional sex to help her single mother and three siblings make ends meet. After finishing ordinary level in 2016, she was unable to advance
By: African Collaborative for Health Financing Solutions (ACS) Voices Inspiring Change is an initiative of the African Collaborative for Health Financing Solutions (ACS) project, a five-year United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded project that supports sub-Saharan Africa countries to advance their universal health coverage (UHC) agenda. A
By: African Collaborative for Health Financing Solutions (ACS) Namibia is the first sub-Saharan African country to achieve the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 2030 treatment targets where 94% of people living with HIV in Namibia know their status, 96% of those who know their status are on
