Global Fund partnership has saved 27 million lives

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria released a report on September 12 demonstrating that 27 million lives have been saved by the Global Fund partnership. The report shows the tremendous progress that has been achieved by efforts to end the epidemics, while highlighting new threats.

The Results Report 2018 includes key annual results achieved in countries where the Global Fund invests:

• 17.5 million people received antiretroviral therapy for HIV.
• 5 million people tested and treated for TB.
• 197 million mosquito nets distributed to prevent malaria.

The progress has been achieved with support from many countries and partners, including France – a founder and the second largest donor to the Global Fund. The report is being launched in Paris today at an event led by Jean-Yves Le Drian, French Foreign Affairs Minister. France will host the Global Fund’s Sixth Replenishment Conference on 10 October 2019 in Lyon.

“The numbers in this report show how far we have come. We have in our sights, but not yet firmly in our grasp, the prospect of freeing communities from the burden of HIV, TB and malaria,” said Peter Sands, Executive Director of the Global Fund. “Together, we can end these epidemics, but achieving this goal will require change – increased investment, accelerated innovation, even more, effective partnerships and a relentless focus on impact.”

The report also highlights how the Global Fund, a leading international funder of HIV, TB and malaria programs worldwide, is focused on finding solutions to new threats in the fight against HIV, TB and malaria. Reaching people left behind in the prevention and treatment of the diseases, combating drug resistance and overcoming emerging threats to global health security are all essential.

“We should not let the scale of the challenges before us diminish the achievements we have made, nor should we let our successes blind us to the serious threats we must overcome,” said Sands. “With strong global solidarity, we can end these epidemics.”

Read and download The Results Report 2018

Original source: The Global Fund
Published on 12 September 2018