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24 June 2016
South Africa Seeks to End Epidemics among Women and Girls
PIETERMARITZBURG , South Africa – South Africa’s deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa today launched a national campaign to transform the health of young women and girls in the country.

The new program led by the government and supported by global health partners will go beyond biomedical approaches that seek to prevent young women and girls from HIV and treat those infected with the virus. It will encompass long-term measures that address structural barriers, which predispose young women and girls to diseases.

Despite the great progress made against HIV, tuberculosis and malaria in the last decade, gender inequalities continue to increase women’s and girls’ vulnerability to the diseases. In South Africa in particular, HIV is a significant threat for young women and girls. About 2,500 girls and young women of 15-24 are infected with the virus every week. Young women and girls in that age group are four times likely to become infected with HIV than males of the same group.

“This is a pivotal moment in reaching our National Development Plan goal of a generation free of HIV by 2030, which illustrates South Africa’s commitment to achieving the global target of ending AIDS by 2030,” South Africa’s Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said. “We wish to thank the Global Fund, PEPFAR and the German Government for their financial contribution to our national campaign which will assist us to accelerate the implementation of specific programs that target young people in selected districts over the next three years.”…

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21 June 2016
Global Fund Honored with Geneva’s “Vigne des Nations 2016”
GENEVA – The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has been honored by the Canton of Geneva and awarded the “Vigne des Nations”, a symbolic recognition given every year to an international organization that contributes to reinforce Geneva’s international commitment…

During this event, the Republic and Canton of Geneva recognized the Global Fund for its engagement in the fight against AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and in building resilient and sustainable systems for health and for the organization’s contribution to the larger family that is known as “Geneva International”.

The recognition of the “Vigne des Nations 2016” also comes at a very significant time for the Global Fund, as it only a few days ago participated in the stone-setting ceremony for Geneva’s new Health Campus, a building in Grand-Saconnex that will house several health organizations, including the Global Fund. The new offices to be rented by the Global Fund will deliver substantial savings to the organization through lower rental costs…