JOHANNESBURG/NAIROBI, 1 December 2011 (PlusNews) – Faced with the global economic downturn and less money from donors, national HIV programmes in East and Southern Africa – the region hardest hit by HIV/AIDS – are struggling to stay afloat. IRIN/PlusNews brings you a wrap of countries feeling the biggest pinch. Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) According… Continue reading HIV/AIDS: Countries Feeling the Funding Pinch
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Can the Global Fund Weather The Corruption Storm?
By Sarah Boseley Germany, Ireland and Sweden have suspended payments to the Global Fund to fight Aids, TB and Malaria over the corrupt use of grants by African countries. Could the media storm trigger a domino effect among donors that could severely undermine the fund’s capacity to help the poor? Until a few days ago,… Continue reading Can the Global Fund Weather The Corruption Storm?