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(06/10/10) Donors commit more funding to the Global Fund for the next three years
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The Third Voluntary Replenishment Pledging Conference of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) took place in New York on the 4th and the 5th of October. It aimed to generate debate on resources mobilisation activities and comprehensive funding policy review. The pledging session of the Conference was chaired by Ban Ki Moon, the UN Secretary General, where donors have committed to increase funding to fight HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis - a major challenge for many developing countries in the effort to achieve health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015.
Donors meeting in New York on the 5 October 2010 have made a US $11.7 billion financial commitment to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria for the years 2011-2013. These financial resources will allow the Global Fund to further support countries as they work to meet the Millennium Development Goals related to health.
The contributions announced today are the largest ever financial pledge for the collective, international effort to fight the three pandemics. The new funding compares with US$9.7 billion committed to the Global Fund in Berlin in September 2007 for the period 2008-2010.
“At a time when so many Governments are tightening their belts at home, these commitments send a powerful message: It shows how seriously world leaders want to do the right thing beyond their borders, too. It shows they understand the importance of health for all people,” said United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who chaired the Global Fund’s replenishment for 2011-2013. “However, the demand for funding is likely to outstrip even the impressive commitments made today. That means we must continue to mobilize more resources. We must seek innovative sources of financing. We need even more contributions by the private sector… and we must bring new donors to the table. Our work is about more than replenishing a fund; it is about replenishing hope and dignity in people’s lives.”
More than 40 countries, the European Commission, faith-based organizations, private foundations, and corporations committed funding at the pledging session in New York.
 Andris Piebalgs interview to UN radio - EU pledges 10% increase to Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria |
Andris Piebalgs, the European Commissioner for Development said: "Today, we can turn our commitments into actions. Creating more and inclusive growth in developing countries to reach the MDGs can simply not be achieved without a healthy population. The EU will continue to support the Global Fund in fight against these deadly diseases."
The US$11.7 billion comprises firm pledges as well as projections of financing expected from those countries, private sector groups and innovative funding sources that were not in a position to provide firm pledges on Tuesday.
Resources promised today will enable already approved programs to continue and significantly expand their current efforts. In addition, at least US$2.9 billion will be available for new commitments in the next three years. However, the total pledges fall short of the estimated resources needed to meet demand from developing countries seeking to further scale up their disease programs.
“I deeply appreciate the efforts of all the public and private donors who with this replenishment have shown their continued confidence in the Global Fund,” said Michel Kazatchkine, the Executive Director of the Global Fund. “However, we need to recognize that this amount is not enough to meet expected demand. It will lead to difficult decisions in the next three years that could slow down the effort to beat the three diseases. I will continue a relentless effort to seek the additional resources the Global Fund needs to fully contribute towards achieving the MDGs.”
The pledges come a week after the Millennium Development Goals summit in New York in which United Nations countries reaffirmed their commitment to ambitious targets to eradicate disease and poverty by 2015.
Results attributable to the EU contribution to the GFATM (2002-2009)
The European Commission is a founding member of the Global Fund. It has been providing strong political and financial support to it since 2002. From 2002 to 2010, the European Commission has contributed a total of €972.5 million, which makes it the fifth largest donor to the fund (after the USA, France, Italy and Japan). Over the same period, the European Union has contributed more than $9 billion or 52% of the GFATM resources. On the bases, the estimated results (in terms of outputs covering 144 countries) attributable to the EC and EU contribution to the GFATM are the following :
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EC (7.4%) |
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Nr of people with advanced HIV infection receiving antiretroviral combination therapy |
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Nr of people smear positive tuberculosis under DOTS (the internationally agreed strategy for Tuberculosis control ant treatment) |
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Nr of insecticide treated nets distributed |
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Nr of HIV-positive pregnant women with treatment to prevent mother to child transmission of HIV |
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Nr of lives saved |
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