{"id":13179,"date":"2022-03-01T13:07:35","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T12:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saludporderecho.org\/?p=13179"},"modified":"2022-03-01T13:08:16","modified_gmt":"2022-03-01T12:08:16","slug":"us18-billion-to-save-20-million-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saludporderecho.org\/en\/us18-billion-to-save-20-million-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"US$18 Billion to save 20 million lives"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0Global Fund\u2019s Investment Case<\/a>\u00a0explains the need for US$18 billion to get back on track to end AIDS, TB and malaria, accelerate progress toward the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3 of \u201chealth and well-being for all\u201d and universal health coverage, and strengthen pandemic preparedness.<\/p>\n

In the 20 years since the Global Fund was created, the partnership has saved 44 million lives and cut the death toll from the three diseases by 40%. But the\u00a0Global Fund\u2019s Results Report<\/a>\u00a0revealed significant progress has been lost because of the COVID-19 pandemic and global resource needs have increased. This is why the Global Fund funding needs are higher than\u00a0in 2019 for the Sixth Replenishment.<\/p>\n

“In the face of the catastrophic impact of COVID-19 on the fight against HIV, TB and malaria, the\u00a0choice is stark: We either increase funding, or we abandon hope of finally defeating these epidemics by 2030,\u201d said Peter Sands, Executive Director of the Global Fund. “We must increase support to countries to build more resilient, sustainable and inclusive systems for health. This is crucial for ending HIV, TB and malaria, defeating COVID-19 and protecting people from future infectious disease threats around the world.”<\/p>\n

A successful Replenishment would allow the partnership to:<\/p>\n