Ahead of UNGA, global experts investigate how inequalities are making the world more vulnerable to pandemics
Stories & Blogs UNAIDS (Story )In advance of the UN General Assembly High-Level Meetings, a group of experts met to review how inequality gaps within and between countries are impacting global health security.
Empowering Ethiopia’s Entrepreneurs through Trade Finance
Stories & Blogs World Bank (Story )IFC’s Global Trade Finance Program (GTFP) is helping Ethiopian banks support local businesses and sustain livelihoods in rural and conflict-affected areas.
Rebuilding lives, one day at a time: A journey from addiction to recovery in Zambia.
Stories & Blogs UNAIDS (Story )Routine testing at Sanity House reveals an alarming HIV prevalence of 26% among people who use illicit drugs, compared to the national average of 11%.
How to manage the economic trade-offs of public procurement policies in developing economies.
Stories & Blogs World Bank (Story )Procurement policies can help targeted firms and potentially address market failures, but their effectiveness depends on the specific context.
Impact of US funding cuts on HIV programmes in South Africa
Stories & Blogs UNAIDS (Story )The closure of key population clinics has disrupted access to routine services, including PrEP, and clients have been referred to public health facilities.
Impact of US funding cuts on the global AIDS response — 28 March 2025 update
Stories & Blogs UNAIDS (Story )Countries are continuing to adapt to the recent cuts to US funding for the global HIV response. The impacts of HIV service disruptions are being more clearly understood as more granular information becomes available.
Women living with HIV continue to face violations of their sexual and reproductive rights—including coercion into sterilization
Stories & Blogs UNAIDS (Story )Women living with HIV including women from key populations continue to suffer widespread reproductive coercion, mistreatment, and neglect.
Between Poverty and Fragility: Affordable and Accessible Health Centers in Mali.
Stories & Blogs World Bank (Story )“Previously, it was not uncommon for patients to travel between 3 and 5 kilometers to reach a community health center,…” recalls Mr. Zanga Dao, Secretary General of the Kati City Hall
Invest in women and girls’ education and health rights to end AIDS in Africa
Stories & Blogs UNAIDS (Story )Despite substantial declines in new HIV infections globally, the HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to disproportionately impact adolescent girls and young women in many countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa