BRUSSELS - The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria announced on Wednesday that it has finalized two new grant agreements wth Mali for malaria and TB, worth a total of EUR50 million, which will significantly improve access to health services and deliver treatment to tens of thousands of people.

The announcement was made at a high-level donor conference in Brussels, co-chaired by France, the European Union and Mali, to discuss and coordinate international efforts to provide aid for Mali following recent military and political uncertainty in the country.

Highlights

• Following ethnic violence in Darfur, Sudan, more than 27,000 refugees and 25,000 returnees fled to Chad in the border town of Tissi.

• 6,500 refugees from CAR registered in Southern Chad.

• 9,659 new SAM admissions on March 2013; 25,593 total admissions for the first quarter of 2013.

While the 2012 harvest is considered to be better in comparison to 2011, the agricultural production is not sufficient to ensure food security for all households.

The First Lady of Niger, Aïssata Issoufou Mahamadou, promised to use her influence to greatly expand prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) services in her country. She made her commitment during the official launch of her foundation, “Guri, for a better life,” on 28 March in Niamey, Niger. UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé was among the leaders and eminent personalities who participated in the inauguration.

Mme Ertharin Cousin, Directrice Exécutive du PAM, a effectué une visite officielle au Burkina Faso du 13 au 15 mars 2013, sur invitation du Président Blaise Compaoré. Cette visite intervient un an après la crise alimentaire et nutritionnelle doublée par l’afflux des réfugiés pour lesquels le PAM a apporté une assistance alimentaire d’urgence à 1,5 million de personnes.

En dépit du fait que les résultats de la récolte agricole soit meilleurs cette année par rapport à l’année dernière, la situation alimentaire demeure préoccupante au Burkina Faso.

« Je ne savais pas qu’un militaire pouvait ou devait jouer un rôle de protection et d’assistance, à la population civile, particulièrement les femmes et les enfants qui sont les plus vulnérables et exposés pendant les conflits » dit un Sergent dans la zone de Mopti, au Nord de Mali.

Highlights

• USAID Famine Early Warning Systems Networks (FEWSNET) predicts increases in food prices in Nigeria due to loss of crops from 2012 flood and due to insecurity in Nigerian Sahel

• In the month of January 2013, a total of 13,574 children with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) were admitted to 479 UNICEF supported Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) sites across Northern Nigeria

Date : 07 March 2013

Geneva - The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria said that it is committed to supporting health services in Mali, despite logistical challenges caused by recent military and political uncertainty.

Lelio Marmora, Head of the Global Fund's West Africa and Middle East Department, told a news briefing yesterday that the Global Fund is deeply concerned about the current situation in Mali and is talking every day to partners on the ground.

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