GF gets boost towards $18billion funding goal
President Joe Biden hosted the Global Fund’s Seventh Replenishment Conference in New York and pledged $6 billion US dollars in U.S. government support. The Replenishment conference is the Global Fund’s fundraising campaign, and the pledge is part of the high-powered help that The Global Fund has received as it seeks to garner $18 billion US […]
The Global Fund Results Report 2022
When COVID-19 emerged in early 2020, the Global Fund took swift action to fight the pandemic and protect hard-won gains against HIV, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria. With the support of our generous donors, we have since awarded more than US$4.4 billion to help countries respond to the new virus, mitigate its impact on lifesaving HIV, […]
Stock-taking exercise held at NMS warehouse
Counting and reconciliation during the stock-taking exercise at the NMS warehouse in Entebbe. The National Medical Stores (NMS) drugs and related medical supplies stock-taking and reconciliation exercise took place recently between the 14-15 of July at the NMS Warehouse in Entebbe. The exercise was conducted among others by representatives from the Funds Coordination Unit (FCU) of […]
Global Fund grants Monthly Performance Review meeting held
The Global Fund monthly performance meeting was held on 4th July at MoH headquarters. The Meeting discussed a range of issues including programmatic performance of the three diseases- Malaria, TB and HIV/AIDS, and COVID 19. The GF monthly performance meeting provides a status and performance update that assesses progress and establishes areas of improvement to […]
FY 2022/23 Budget allocations to plug health care gaps
Following the reading Budget, according to the government’s health sector priorities, in the new financial year, the Ministry of Health will start implementing the Uganda COVID-19 Emergency Response and Preparedness Project supported by a grant from the World Bank amounting to US Dollars 180.3 million (equivalent to Shs667.1 billion). This grant will finance the rapid […]
GF Sub Recipients review meeting held
On Friday 10th June, the Global Fund Uganda Sub- recipient quarterly performance review meeting was held at the Kampala Serena Hotel. The meeting was attended by a range of implementing partners who included the Uganda Aids Commission, the Ministry of Education and Sports, Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Programme for Accessible Health Communication […]
Global Fund Mission team makes Uganda visit after two years
Global Fund officials together with Health Minister, Dr Ruth Aceng and Health Permanent Secretary, Dr Diana Atwine. The Global Fund Mission was recently in Uganda for a range of engagements associated with the programmatic areas and issues concerning Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW). The Mission visit was held between May 30th to June 8th, […]
Stakeholders call for revitalizing of malaria fight
On 25th April 2022, Uganda through the Ministry of Health commemorated World Malaria Day. In Uganda, the Day was marked under the theme “Domesticating the fight against Malaria.” The thrust of the theme was to urge the public to stick to simple doable actions, such as sleeping under a treated mosquito net every night and […]
Meeting held to review performance of Global Fund grants
The Monthly Performance review meeting of the Global Fund grants in Uganda was held on Thursday, 12th May 2022 at the Ministry of Health headquarters in Kampala. The meeting serves to assess and improve programme implementation of the three disease areas – HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria, in a bid to eradicate the diseases by 2030. […]
NMCD committed to curbing Malaria upsurge
According to information shared by the National Malaria Control Division (NMCD) of the Ministry of Health, there has been an upsurge of malaria cases, particularly in the period between April and May. The recent upsurge has witnessed a rise of about 500,000 cases, bringing the recorded number of confirmed malaria cases as of May 2022 […]
