News from UNITAID
Welcome to our new Key Advisors!
We recently held a recruitment process for a Key Advisor to join Brook, Mohga, Fifa and Diarmaid and are now delighted to now announce that Sharonann Lynch and Arian Boci will both be joining as Key Advisors this year! Based in the US, Sharonann Lynch is a Senior...
We are recruiting – Key Advisor
We are currently accepting applications for the role of Key Advisor to the NGO Delegation. Key Advisors provide support and advice to the NGO Delegation’s Board Member, Alternate Board Member and Liaison Officer primarily through: Providing context and/ or historical...
Call for new members to the Unitaid NGO Delegation Contact Group
The Unitaid NGO Delegation acts as an advisory body to the NGO Board Member and Alternate Board Member, providing input on key Unitaid issues to ensure the views, voices, needs and interests of NGOs are represented at the Unitaid Board and Committee level. Any...
We are recruiting – Alternate Board Member
We are currently accepting applications for the role of Alternate Board Member to the NGO Delegation. The NGO Board Member and Alternate Board Members play an important role in actively: Seeking input from their constituents on Board decisions, including through...
We are recruiting!
We are recruiting for a new alternate Board Member. Diarmaid McDonald will be stepping down as Board Member in December after 4 years as first Alternate and then Board Member. This is a vital role representing a diverse constituency of NGOs interested in the...
UNITAID Signs Civil Society Engagement Plan
The NGOs and Communities Board Members and Liaison Officers met with the UNITAID Secretariat on 13 November 2015 to discuss UNITAID civil society engagement. One of the outcomes of that meeting was that the Secretariat agreed to draft principles to structure UNITAID...
UNITAID approves 3 new TB areas of intervention
GENEVA, 18 March 2016 - UNITAID will invest in increasing access to: improved and shorter treatments for drug-resistant tuberculosis (see the board approved resolution) better tuberculosis treatment for children (see the board approved resolution) preventive therapy...
UNITAID publishes disease narratives that help guide its investments
GENEVA, 17 November 2015 - UNITAID is working to achieve maximum possible health impact through investments aimed at people most exposed to disease and in greatest need. A primary goal of UNITAID is to identify how it can best contribute to the global response with...
UNITAID seeks proposals to scale up better TB treatment for children
GENEVA, 24 March - UNITAID today launched its latest call for funding proposals, focused on scaling up better tuberculosis (TB) treatment for children. Innovative approaches are being sought to ease adoption of new TB drugs and make them more accessible to children in...
New Initiative to boost Malaria Control and Combat Insect Resistance
Geneva, 1 February 2016: UNITAID and IVCC (Innovative Vector Control Consortium) today announced an initiative to expand the use of new anti-malarial insecticides to maintain the important role of mosquito control in combating malaria. The US $65.1 million initiative,...