Great progress has been made in the Western Pacific region in the fight against tuberculosis (TB), but we still have work to do to ensure everyone benefits. People living in remote areas with limited access to healthcare face unique challenges. Exciting new health technologies could make a big difference. One of these innovations is the…
Over 150 participants from 11 countries gathered in Natadola, Fiji for a regional workshop to improve the quality of and access to health services related to tuberculosis (TB), TB-diabetes, HIV/STIs and Hepatitis. The workshop was an opportunity to build capacity, enhance understanding and awareness, and overcome challenges towards supporting countries to achieve the WHO END…
Cook Islands Cook Islands Ministry of Health in partnership with the Te Tiare Association provided support to 103 MSM and 225 TG People in the country, including in the outer islands. This was a significant increase since 2019, highlighting the importance of the government working with CSOs to improve overall reach, especially to key populations….
The Global Fund Board has appointed Peter Sands as its next Executive Director during the 38th Board Meeting in Geneva, with the commencement date of his role yet to be determined. Sands, currently Chairman of the World Bank’s International Working Group on Financing Pandemic Preparedness and Research Fellow at the Harvard Global Health Institute, will…
The Global Fund have announced accelerated progress in providing HIV prevention, treatment and care across the globe, with recent results showing there are 11 million people receiving antiretroviral therapy for HIV via Global Fund programs. Reports from the past year also show 4.3 million pregnant women were provided with antiretroviral treatment to prevent transmission of…
UNDP, PIRMCCM’s Principle Recipient (PR) of the Multi-Country Western Pacific (MWP) Malaria and HIV/TB grants, has recently formalised a change in management of the MWP Pacific Programme. PIRMCCM would like to offer its sincere thanks and bid farewell to Ms Maisoon Bukhari, who has held the position of MWP Programme Manager for the past two…
The Global Fund has congratulated Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on his appointment as Director-General of World Health Organization (WHO). Previously serving as Chair of the Global Fund Board, Chair of the UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board, Chair of the Roll Back Malaria Partnership and Ethiopia’s Minister of Health, Dr. Tedros has been an influential figure in…
Samoa has recently become the first of PIRMCCM’s eleven programme countries to launch a public-private partnership to address tuberculosis (TB), HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The partnership between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Ministry of Health of Samoa and mobile network provider Digicel will see a mass media campaign established in Nauru,…
