Giving Compass' Take:

• The Global Health Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria recently asked world leaders to collectively help contribute $14 billion to achieve the targets for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria under Sustainable Development Goal Three.

• What is the impact of the Global Health Fund?  How can individual donors get involved in SDG progress?

• Read about how you can make an impact on global health. 

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria challenged the world with an ambitious ask this year: Step up the fight against the world’s top three deadliest diseases by collectively committing to provide at least $14 billion needed to get back on track to achieve the targets for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria under Sustainable Development Goal 3: Health and well-being for all by 2030.

And governments and private sector companies are answering the call. Throughout major moments in 2019—including the G20 and G7 summits, global development conferences, and even music festivals—world leaders have reaffirmed their commitment to creating a future where HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria no longer threaten families across the globe.

Across the board, government and private sector pledges to the Sixth Replenishment of the Global Fund have seen historic increases. New donor countries and companies have also emerged. To date, many governments and private companies have generously pledged increased funding to strengthen the ability of the Global Fund to save lives and strengthen health systems around the world.

France will host the Global Fund’s Sixth Replenishment pledging conference on October 10th in Lyon. As the world looks ahead to this global meeting next month, there are still critical gaps remaining to deliver the a $14 billion needed for the next three years to adequately prevent, test, and treat HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria around the world.

Below are just a few ways Global Fund dollars will help create impact:

  • Improve health systems
  • Eliminate barriers to health care
  • Promote integrated healthcare
  • Develop and implement digital health technologies
  • Foster health equity
  • Leverage domestic resources

Read the full article about the global health fund by Elizabeth Ivanovich at United Nations Foundation.