Growing trend of governments to impose restrictions on NGOs, including through so called “foreign agents” law has impact on many levels. According to the Global Fund countries where civic space is restricted account for a large share of the burden of the three diseases that the Global Fund focuses on. Check out the article in the Lancet issue of 12 October 2024 exploring the impact of such restrictive measures on NGOs and response to HIV, TB and malaria.
Also here are the more news (from October 25) about impact of the shrinking space for civil society caused by so-called “foreign agents” law in Georgia: organizations providing crucial and sometimes life-saving services may be forced to shut down.