Launched: “Distanced but not Disconnected: Stories of Community Resilience, Rights and Responsiveness Amidst COVID-19” 

by Niluka Perera | Feb 9, 2021 | Activities, Campaigns, News & Updates, Stories from Communities responding to COVID-19

Watch the Launch Here! On the World Human Rights Day, 10th December 2020, Global Fund Advocates Network Asia-Pacific (GFAN AP) joined hands with APCASO and the Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex Rights (RFSL) to co-host the...

Human Rights during COVID-19: Battling Stigma and Discrimination

by Rachel Ong | Oct 13, 2020 | 6th Replenishment, Stories from Communities responding to COVID-19

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) is an international mechanism that mobilises and invests more than US$4 billion a year to support programmes that fight the three diseases, and has been investing in HIV, TB and Malaria responses in...

Protecting community health workers in the fights against epidemics and pandemics

by Rachel Ong | Oct 1, 2020 | Stories from Communities responding to COVID-19

Ani Hernasiri is a Tuberculosis (TB) activist and survivor from Surabaya, Indonesia. In November 2011, Ani was diagnosed with Multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB), and only fully recovered after two years in 2013. Against this backdrop, and as an MDR-TB survivor, Ani...

A step above volunteerism – Providing malaria services in Myanmar during COVID-19

by Rachel Ong | Aug 4, 2020 | Stories from Communities responding to COVID-19

Myanmar is a country with a population of approximately 54 million, and has one of the lowest reported infection rates for COVID-19 in Southeast Asia, with its first confirmed case on 23 March 2020. As of 4th August 2020, Myanmar reported 355 confirmed cases and 6...

Community Activism Rising Up in the Face of COVID-19 Challenges in Nepal

by Rachel Ong | Jun 11, 2020 | Stories from Communities responding to COVID-19

Nepal was the first South Asian country to report a case of coronavirus in January 2020, and been under a lockdown since March 24th which expected to extend until 14th June, after a second case was confirmed. Since then, coronavirus infections have been reported in...

Facing COVID-19 Unpredictability and Reliving Long Forgotten Feelings of Uncertainty

by Rachel Ong | Jun 4, 2020 | Stories from Communities responding to COVID-19

“The lockdown in India caused an immediate panic amongst the general population, but especially among those who are on HIV and Tuberculosis (TB) treatment, as there was no clarity on how patients could access their medication,” says Mona Balani, the...