UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and UN Special Envoy to Stop TB Jorge Sampaio will be among the honored guests at the 2008 GBC Awards for Business Excellence Gala.  The Gala will coincide with the UN’s High-Level meeting on AIDS, and many visiting dignitaries will join us for a reception and dinner. Singer/actress Queen Latifah – international AIDS ambassador, Academy Award nominee and Grammy Award winner – will host the evening. GBC will also convene top business leaders for the 2008 technical sessions, focused on measuring performance and communicating impact.

• At Critical Stage in Fight Against Killer Epidemics, More Businesses Take Action Thirteen companies from around the world have joined the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in 2008, an important surge in business engagement at a critical moment in the global fight, as governments and other stakeholders tap the private sector’s skills, reach and influence. »more
• Malaria: Business Scales Up Action to End a Truly Preventable KillerMalaria is one of the most preventable epidemics currently afflicting humanity. GBC member contributions span the full-spectrum of public health interventions, including the distribution of life-saving bed nets, treatment for infected pregnant women and the development of new diagnostic tools and medications. »more

• Discovery Communications Joins GBC, Takes On Global Epidemics“In partnership with the Coalition, we will be able to help provide vital information to the 1.5 billion people that we reach through our networks and media platforms. We are delighted to be in such good company,” said John Hendricks, Founder and Chairman of Discovery Communications.  »more
• Novartis Expands Access to Critical Malaria MedicationNovartis, which has provided 60 million doses of its anti-malaria medication without profit to those most in need since 2001, announced a further 20% average price reduction in the drug, further expanding access to at-risk populations. With the new lower price of USD 0.37 for children's doses, many more children in endemic regions will now be treated. »more