HIV and the key players
Key Correspondents bring the global to the local by reporting how decisions made by governments, international donors, multilateral and bilateral agencies and the private sector affect people's attempts to stay healthy.
KCs also examine the way international agreements such as the Millennium Development Goals and Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights impact on communities most affected by HIV.
Community engagement vital in ending HIV, tuberculosis and malaria
Communities affected by HIV, TB and malaria must be involved at all levels of the response to these diseases, according to grassroots and civil society groups in Africa. more
Uganda risks losing Global Fund grants
Uganda may miss out on the 2016 Global Fund grants, due to its failure to spend past funds and deliver the programmes for which the money was intended. more
UK Labour MP learns from community response to HIV in Uganda
Last month, Diane Abbott, an MP from the UK’s Labour Party and the shadow secretary of state for international development, visited Uganda to find out how the country is tackling HIV. more
Global Fund approves $17 million for new HIV programmes in Africa
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria has granted around US$17 million to two consortia of organisations focussing on key populations most affected by HIV, to combat the disease across eastern and southern Africa. more
Progress and missed opportunities at World Health Congress
As a medical professional attending the World Congress on Publich Health, I was keen to see how current priorities would be addressed, but the clear lack of community dialogue was disappointing. more
Malawi confronts challenges in prioritising HIV response
Malawi has appointed new principal recipients to administer $574 million allocated to fight HIV, as it seeks to end financial scandal involving the National AIDS Commission. more
Malawi and Brazil HIV project in limbo for three years
A one-year project with a budget of US$100,000-200,000, to build cooperation between the Brazilian and Malawian governments in their responses to HIV, has not got off the ground for three years. more
Financing trends and making smarter investments in the HIV response
During a high-level political session at the 20th International AIDS Conference, UNAIDS
executive director Michel Sidibé called for a new set of treatment targets by 2030. more
Our correspondents are writing for change on HIV issues relating to young people, as well as drug use.