GLOBAL FUND Stories

Africa’s push for HIV independence advances with first procurement of locally made medicines

UN News | Aug 03, 2025

In 2023, Kenya-based pharmaceutical company Universal Corporation Ltd became the first African manufacturer to receive World Health Organisation (WHO)...

HIV prevention injection offers hope, but at a cost too high for many Kenyans

Charity Kilei | Jul 27, 2025

Lenacapavir, an HIV-prevention injection offering six months of protection, will be available from January 2026 at a cost of approximately Sh6,000 per...

Kenya’s war on HIV, TB and malaria faces setback as funding drops sharply

Lucy Mumbi | Jun 16, 2025

The allocation for Global Fund-supported programmes has been slashed from Sh28.7 billion in the current financial year ending June 30 to Sh17.3 billio...

Kenya secures Sh59.7bn Global Fund grants to combat HIV, TB and Malaria

Maureen Kinyanjui | Jun 24, 2024

The grants which will be implemented over three years, are aimed at strengthening interventions against HIV, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria, as well a...

Ethiopia obtains more than $600m in grants to combat TB, HIV, and Malaria

Erick Kariuki | Jun 20, 2024

Ethiopia's Health Minister, Mekdes Daba, emphasised the crucial role of community-based and innovative strategies in combating tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS,...