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About
the Global Fund
The Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria
is an international funding mechanism that seeks to combat three
diseases that kill 6 million people every year. It provides over
20% of all international funding for AIDS, 64% of all funding for
TB, and 67% of all funding for malaria.
Since 2003 it has distributed grants worth $3.7bn in 132 countries,
with key successes including:
- 1.1 million people receiving treatment for HIV
- 2.8 million people receiving treatment for TB
- 30 million insecticide-treated bed nets distributed to protect
against malaria
In total, the Global Fund estimates that programmes supported by
their funding have saved 1.8 million lives to date. With greater
support, it could save many more.
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Summaries of Related Press
Coverage (on AIDSPortal) |
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Campaigners
attack UK over Aids funding (Guardian, 26/09/07) |
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UK
makes £1 billion commitment to Global Fund to Fight AIDS,
TB and Malaria in poor countries (DFID, 25/09/07) |
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Global
Fund eyes rich nations to fight disease (Reuter, South Africa,
25/09/07) |
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Elton
in Aids fund fight plea to PM (Press
Association, 24/09/07) |
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