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FGFJ x GLOBE+ Interviews, Vol. 2: Surviving TB & COVID – What a South African Doctor Has to Tell the World
December 10
The Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ) and Asahi GLOBE+ are pleased to introduce Dr. Zolelwa Sifumba, a young physician from South Africa, in the second installment of our interview series, “Infectious Diseases Without Borders–Our Story.”
Dr. Osamu Kunii Describes the Global Fund’s COVID-19 Response at a Joint FGFJ Diet Task Force and Advisory Board Meeting
November 20, 2020
On November 10, 2020, FGFJ held a combined session that represented the third meeting this year of FGFJ Diet Task Force and the first of the FGFJ Advisory Board. The two groups gathered to hear a presentation by Dr. Osamu Kunii, the Head of Strategy Investment and Impact of the Global Fund, and to discuss the urgent funding needs …
FGFJ x GLOBE+ Interviews, Vol.1: A Transgender Woman and HIV Activist Who Realized Her Dreams
November 10, 2020
Erika speaks about the role of transgender people in Global Fund decision-making process at an international conference, Peru, 2019. Behind the news about infectious diseases, where numbers and statistics tend to fly about, there are many human stories that tell the struggles of individuals. The Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ) and Asahi GLOBE+ is pleased to launch an …
Launch of “Infectious Diseases Without Borders—Our Story,” An FGFJ x Asahi Shimbun GLOBE+ Collaborative Interview Series
November 10, 2020
The Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ), in collaboration with the Asahi Shimbun, one of Japan’s leading national newspapers, has launched a series of interviews on the Asahi web media outlet GLOBE+. The series, titled “Infectious Diseases Without Borders—Our Story,” will feature personal accounts from people affected by, and/or involved in the fight against the three major infectious diseases: …
