The (RED) Thread - Discuss Products Only! (#2)

[unico]

so has gap given up on the baby stuff altogether?

[Jamila]

(RED) money goes directly to the Global Fund (The Global Fund - Le Fonds Mondial - El Fondo mundial - الصندوق العالمي - 全球基金 - Глобальн&)


GLOBAL FUND INVESTMENTS SUPPORT AIDS TREATMENT FOR
1.75 MILLION PEOPLE


Number of Bed Nets Distributed for Malaria Doubled In One Year


Geneva – The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria today announced that 1.75 million people living with HIV have been reached with lifesaving antiretroviral (ARV) treatment through AIDS programs it supports, a 59 per cent increase over results reported a year ago.


Global Fund-supported tuberculosis programs have so far put more than 3.9 million people on effective TB drugs treatment. Tuberculosis is the leading cause of death among HIV-infected people; the World Health Organization estimates that TB accounts for up to a third of AIDS deaths worldwide.


The Global Fund also reported progress in the fight against malaria, with a cumulative total of 59 million insecticide-treated bed nets delivered to families at risk of contracting the disease through its funded programs. This represents a 98 percent increase over the quantity of 30 million nets which had been delivered by mid 2007.


The results figures were released to coincide with a UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS at the UN Headquarters in New York which opens Tuesday. During the meeting, Member States and representatives of civil society will review progress towards targets agreed by the Assembly in its 2001 Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and its 2006 Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS.


Last week, the World Health Organization, UNAIDS and Unicef announced that nearly three million people were receiving ARV treatment for AIDS worldwide by the end of 2007. The new figures announced by the Global Fund today show that around 60 per cent of all people receiving ARV treatment worldwide do so through Global Fund-supported programs.


The other major financer of ARV treatment programs, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) will announce its own figures separately at a later date. PEPFAR and the Global Fund jointly support many AIDS treatment programs.


The Global Fund provides around 20 percent of international resources to fight AIDS, as well as two-thirds of international funding to fight tuberculosis and three quarters of international funding to fight malaria.


“These new results are a testament to the hard work of our partners and the millions of health workers on the ground who work tirelessly day in day out to make sure that Global Fund resources are put to best use,” said Dr Michel Kazatchkine, Executive Director of the Global Fund. “We are halfway to 2015, which is the year the United Nations has set to reach the Millennium Development Goals. So far, we are far behind the targets in reducing the mortality from AIDS, TB and malaria, but the results coming in over the past years give hope that we can still catch up and reach the targets if we continue to scale up investments.”


Intervention Mid 2007 Dec 2007 Mid 2008 Increase over one year

HIV

People on ARV treatment
1.1 million 1.4 million 1.75 million 59%

TB

Cases treated under DOTS
2.8 million 3.3 million 3.9 million 39%

Malaria

ITNs distributed
30 million 46 million 59 million 97%


Additional results showed that 46 million people have been reached with HIV counseling and testing; 2.8 million AIDS orphans have been provided with basic care and support; 60 million malaria drug treatments have been delivered; 65 million people have been reached with community outreach services for one or several of the three diseases; and 7.6 million health or community workers have been trained to deliver services since the Global Fund started financing grants in 2003.


The results reported today are the aggregated results from individual programs supported by the Global Fund in 136 countries. Measuring performance is at the core of the Global Fund’s performance-based financing system which only disburses money based on targets reached. The quality of the results is assured through the work of the Global Fund’s verifying agency in each country and independent data and systems reviews.


“These figures are the living proof that Global Fund resources are a major driving force in the global fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria,“ said Rajat Gupta, the Chair of the Global Fund Board. “Our donors, our technical partners and the people implementing our programs in the countries are all an integral part of the lifesaving mission of the Global Fund. We thank each and every one of them.”


Wednesday, the Global Fund will launch a major advocacy project to highlight the benefits of AIDS treatment and prevention programs. The project, Access to Life, is a collaboration between the renowned photo agency Magnum and the Global Fund. Through photography, video and text, it portrays 34 people from nine countries as they start ARV treatment and follows them through the first four months of the treatment. The Access to Life exhibition will open at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. before touring several cities around the world.


The project will be available online from 11 June on Access To Life | Magnum Photos and The Global Fund



Last week, the Global Fund also announced that it will launch a second call for proposals in 2008, inviting countries burdened by the three diseases to submit additional requests for funding. It will be the ninth round of funding since the Global Fund’s creation in 2002, supplementing Round 8 which was launched in March this year and which has a submission deadline of 1 July. Round 9 will open on 1 October 2008 and the Board of the Global Fund is expected to approve new grants under this round at its Board Meeting in May 2009.


Demand for this additional round of funding arose from the growing impact of country-led AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria programs and recognition that an additional opportunity to access funding this year further supports the rapid scale-up of in-country efforts to reduce the burden of the three diseases.
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The Global Fund is a unique global public/private partnership dedicated to attracting and disbursing additional resources to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. This partnership between governments, civil society, the private sector and affected communities represents a new approach to international health financing. The Global Fund works in close collaboration with other bilateral and multilateral organizations to supplement existing efforts dealing with the three diseases.


To date, the Global Fund has committed US$ 10.7 billion in 136 countries to support aggressive interventions against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.


Press Releases Archive - Media Center - The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

[waynetravis]

Why is there no new (RED) stuff lately
Bono said there would be more and bigger partners this year didn't he?

[Rosebud]

Jamila, THANK YOU!

It is unbelievably amazing how much progress has been made so far even being so far off track. Imagine what could happen if investments were scaled up to meet our commitments! It is truly the low hanging fruit.

Thanks again for posting this, it really shows how possible the dream is of ending extreme poverty in our world.

[Souly]

Originally Posted by ruffian there is not one annual report for Red, and in fact, it is a bit challenging to find the information in just one place. Obviously, every corporation involved donates different percentages, and some have been involved in the campaign longer than others--so earnings vary radically. Check here for some preliminary information on contributions: (PRODUCT)RED…Again! � The Business Philanthropy Coach - Susan Hyatt The author points out the there could be a bit more transparency in showing collective contributions, and having them all in one place. I agree.

Thanks for the link, Ruffian!

I checked the Red website as well, and all that's listed under the 'news' section are articles pimping the success of of the campaign, various celebrities that have signed on to support Bono and company, etc., nothing about an annual report. I think it would be beneficial for Red to release one. It would provide consumers with hard facts and evidance as to where/who exactly the proceeds go to, and it would be interesting to see which companies supporting Red were most successful.

[Jamila]

Originally Posted by Rosebud Jamila, THANK YOU! It is unbelievably amazing how much progress has been made so far even being so far off track. Imagine what could happen if investments were scaled up to meet our commitments! It is truly the low hanging fruit. Thanks again for posting this, it really shows how possible the dream is of ending extreme poverty in our world.

It is I who should be thanking you, Rosebud. Keep up the positive attitude.



And waynetravis, this is only June - the year is not over. Please be patient and I bet that we'll all be pleased with (RED) in the future. (at least those of us who want to be pleased with RED)

[Souly]

Originally Posted by waynetravis Why is there no new (RED) stuff lately Bono said there would be more and bigger partners this year didn't he?

Originally Posted by Jamila And waynetravis, this is only June - the year is not over. Please be patient and I bet that we'll all be pleased with (RED) in the future. (at least those of us who want to be pleased with RED)

I'm also interested in the new products that Red comes out with. Why would anyone not want to be pleased with the success of Red?

[Val]

I bet my U2 treasures that everyone here at Interference who has an interest in (RED) wants to be pleased with its success.

To even hint that that may not be the case is just not cool.

[unico]

wha about the babbeis!!! no mor babygapredas

[bonocomet]

This sounds really interesting!

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/30/ar...l?ref=business

Itunes (Product) Red subscription, including songs from artists like U2!

[Jamila]

Thanks for posting that, bonocomet.

Very good news from (RED).

[Val]

Originally Posted by bonocomet This sounds really interesting! http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/30/ar...l?ref=business Itunes (Product) Red subscription, including songs from artists like U2!

That is very cool! I can't wait!

Thanks Bonocomet!

[Val]

Hmmmmmm... will U2's first single off the new album be released on RED?

[Jamila]

I guess all we can do is wait and see, Val - but that would be a GREAT idea, wouldn't it?

The Global Fund - Le Fonds Mondial - El Fondo mundial - الصندوق العالمي - 全球基金 - Глобальн&

[rihannsu]

Originally Posted by Souly Thanks for the link, Ruffian! I checked the Red website as well, and all that's listed under the 'news' section are articles pimping the success of of the campaign, various celebrities that have signed on to support Bono and company, etc., nothing about an annual report. I think it would be beneficial for Red to release one. It would provide consumers with hard facts and evidance as to where/who exactly the proceeds go to, and it would be interesting to see which companies supporting Red were most successful.

I don't know of a report that breaks down the contributions but comparing dollar amounts from different businesses and products is really kind of meaningless as they would all have different market profiles. However, all you have to do is look at the Global Fund site for the total contribution and reports on what grants have been given and where and how the money is being used. So I'm a little mistifyied as to why people keep saying the info is not available. The (RED) site has a link to the Global Fund site and the report on usage of (RED) money is on there. Also the (RED) blog often provides updates on the programs in various countries. It is so frustrating when journalists and naysayers aren't willing to do even the most minimal research before trashing things. (RED) actually never sees the money from the sales as the companies pay that directly to the Global Fund and the money is distributed through grants from the fund so why would (RED) be the one to report where the money is going. The only money (RED) collects as I understand it is the licensing money that goes to administering the brand. (RED) would not have the info on how much each company paid in unless they got it from the Global Fund so the complaints about reporting should be addressed to the Global Fund not (RED). It is amazing to me how much misinformation there is out there about this program and most news reports that I've read usually have several errors in them that could easily be corrected by doing about 20 minutes worth of research instead of just repeating suppositions floating around on the internet.

Dana