The National Funding Model IV Global Fund Facility grant writing exercise kicked off in earnest last month. Spearheaded by the Country Coordinating mechanism for the Global Fund, the exercise commenced with a national dialogue on priorities for HIV, TB, Malaria and...
Over 10,000 reached with mobile TB clinic services
A total of 10, 254 were reached with mobile TB clinic services between March 18th to September 30th, 2022. According to the National TB and Leprosy control programme, 571 (5.6%) 6of these had abnormal Chest X-Ray (CXR). Overall, 267 TB cases were diagnosed and 82%...
Malaria disease trends
According to data extracted from District Health Information System 2 and shared in the recent Weekly Malaria Report (released on 17th September), the level of inadequate RDT stock rose to 12% up from 11% the previous week. The Districts that had inadequate ACT stock...
Key results for the 3 diseases in countries where the Global Fund invests
Key results for the previous year (2021) in countries where the Global Fund invests include:For HIV: 23.3 million people received lifesaving antiretroviral therapy for HIV, continuing the trend of a rising number of people on treatment for the virus. 69% of people...
New Global Fund Report Shows 50 Million Lives Saved Over 20 Years in Fight Against HIV, TB and Malaria
The Global Fund’s 2022 Results Report released earlier this month finds a significant rebound in 2021 for programs working to defeat HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic had a devastating impact on the fight against the three...
Global Fund gets boost towards $18billion funding goal
Health Minister, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng (L) together with Vice President Hon. Jessica Alupo (C) and Uganda's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Adonia Ayebare (R) at the Seventh Replenishment conference in New York. Uganda increased its pledge to $3million...
Global Fund Sub Recipients meeting held
Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary, Dr. Diana Atwine speaking at the Sub-Recipients quarterly performance review meeting The Global Fund Sub Recipients quarterly performance review meeting was held on Friday, September 16 at the Kampala Serena Hotel. Various...
Key results for the 3 diseases in countries where the Global Fund invests
Key results for the previous year (2021) in countries where the Global Fund invests include: For HIV:23.3 million people received lifesaving antiretroviral therapy for HIV, continuing the trend of a rising number of people on treatment for the virus.69% of people...
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...
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...