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20 millones de vidas salvadas, según un informe del Fondo Mundial

01 de septiembre de 2016 GINEBRA – Los programas financiados por el Fondo Mundial de lucha contra el sida, la tuberculosis y la malaria han permitido salvar 20 millones de vidas, según un informe publicado hoy. El Informe de Resultados 2016 del Fondo Mundial, que incluye resultados acumulados hasta finales de 2015, indica que las...

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Kenya Leads the Way in Africa with a Pledge of $5 million to the Global Fund

26 August 2016 NAIROBI – Kenya has pledged US$5 million to the Global Fund’s Fifth Replenishment to be held in Montréal, Canada, on 16-17 September 2016. Speaking at the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Nairobi today, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta announced the country’s contribution of US$5 million, saying that a time...

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Belize Court Rules Law Punishing Homosexuality Is Unconstitutional

The Supreme Court in Belize has ruled in a landmark case for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) that the country’s law punishing homosexuality is unconstitutional. Source: The Gleaner The decision was handed down today, six years after a gay citizen and advocate, 42-year-old Caleb Orozco, brought the challenge against the Attorney General. The court’s decision overturns...

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TB REACH de la Alianza Alto a la TB lanza convocatoria de propuestas

La iniciativa TB REACH de la Alianza Alto a la Tuberculosis está aceptando solicitudes para financiar enfoques innovadores y tecnologías que tengan como objetivo aumentar el número de personas diagnosticadas y tratadas por tuberculosis, para reducir el tiempo de tratamiento y mejorar las tasas de éxito del tratamiento. El plazo de presentación de solicitudes es...

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La Representación LAC expresa sus condolencias por los recientes atentados

La Representación de Latinoamérica y el Caribe en la Junta del Fondo Mundial expresa el profundo dolor de todos sus integrantes por las vidas perdidas en los recientes atentados ocurridos en Estambul, Bangladés y distintas ciudades de Arabia Saudí, deseando la pronta recuperación de los heridos, y acompañando en estos momentos de dolor y desesperación...

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Transgender People Will Be Allowed to Serve Openly in Military

Transgender People Will Be Allowed to Serve Openly in Military

WASHINGTON (The New York Times) — Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter on Thursday removed one of the final barriers to military service by lifting the Pentagon’s ban on transgender people serving openly in the armed forces. “Effective immediately, transgender Americans may serve openly,” Mr. Carter said. “They can no longer be discharged or otherwise separated...

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PEPFAR Announces New $100 Million Investment Fund to Expand Access to Proven HIV Prevention and Treatment Services for Key Populations

PEPFAR Announces New $100 Million Investment Fund to Expand Access to Proven HIV Prevention and Treatment Services for Key Populations

June 9, 2016 Press release New fund will support innovative, key population-led approaches to help ensure no one is left behind in the HIV/AIDS response New York: The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) announced today the creation of a $100 million Key Populations Investment Fund to expand access to proven HIV prevention...