Sign up for a virtual live-streaming of our discussion on how the Global Fund is uniquely suited to reach the world’s most vulnerable communities in crisis settings like Ukraine, Mali and Afghanistan. Translation to French, Italian, Spanish and Japanese will be provided in the room.

Below is an agenda for the event:

(10:30-10:40) Welcoming comments from Chris Collins, President & CEO of Friends U.S., and Kieran Daly, Director Global Health Agencies & Funds, Global Development, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

(10:40-10:45) Keynote remarks from Dr. Bintou Dembele, ARCAD-SIDA Mali

(10:45-10:50) Comments from Mark Edington, Head, Grant Management Division, The Global Fund

(10:50-11:30) Panel discussion of donor-country legislators and from voices from challenging operating environments about Global Fund response.

• Niluka Perera, Global Fund Advocates Network Asia-Pacific (Sri Lanka)
• Dr. Suomi Sakai, formerly of the Global Fund and UNICEF
• Hubert Julien-Laferriere, Member Foreign Affairs Committee, National Assembly (France)

(11:30-11:42) Moderated Q&A

(11:42-11:45) Closing comments from Sylvie Chantereau, Board Member, Friends of the Global Fund Europe