The weeklong 78th U.N. General Assembly concluded today in New York City with the adoption of declarations on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response (PPPR), tuberculosis (TB), and universal health coverage …
Findings Spotlight Urgent Need for Europe to Step-up on AIDS
In response to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) reporting dangerous gaps in HIV/AIDS diagnosis and treatment coverage in many countries across the region, the AIDS Healthcare …
AHF Slams Johnson & Johnson for Immoral Profiteering on TB Treatment
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) today strongly condemned pharma giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) for again putting profits before people’s lives by charging South Africa more than twice what many other countries …
AHF Hails African Union Taking a Seat at the G20 Table
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) praised today the ascension of the Africa Union (AU) to permanent membership in the G20, which was made official during the G20 summit in India this …
AHF Slams J&J’s Vaccine Hostage Tactics in South Africa
According to a Health Policy Watch story, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) used scarcity during the COVID-19 pandemic as leverage to charge South Africa inflated prices on vaccine doses – a tactic …
Backsliding on COVID Data is a Global Health Threat
AIDS Healthcare Foundation is alarmed by the decline in reporting of COVID-19 epidemiological data by countries to the World Health Organization (WHO) and calls on the United Nations Member States …
Africa Participation Vital to Pandemic Fund Mission
Following the recent inaugural round of allocations by the World Bank Pandemic Fund, AIDS Healthcare Foundation urges the Fund to include the Africa CDC in the grantmaking and implementation process …
“Gonorrhea Alert” Intensifies Globally
With reports of rising rates of drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhea globally, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) urges governments to prioritize sexually transmitted infections on their public health agendas and promote condom use …
WHO Muzzles Critics to Dominate Pandemic Treaty Dialog
As World Health Organization Member States and other constituents convene at the sixth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body in Geneva, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) respectfully disagrees with recent comments …
J&J-Stop TB Partnership Deal a Positive Step but More Is Needed
With Johnson and Johnson (J&J) recently granting permission to Stop TB Partnership to distribute its generic TB drug bedaquiline (SIRTURO) to the majority of low- and middle-income countries, AIDS Healthcare …
