Impressive Results and Projections from the Global Fund

Mar 8th, 2010 5:19 PM UTC
By Rena Pacheco-Theard

Today, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria released its annual results report, tracking progress in the fight against these three diseases and forecasting future global health progress.

According to the report, “The Global Fund 2010: Innovation and Impact,” programs supported by the Global Fund save at least 3,600 lives every day, and have saved an estimated total of 4.9 million lives since the Fund’s creation in 2002. In terms of funding, the Global Fund has approved $19.2 billion in proposals to 144 countries and disbursed $10 billion so far.

Here is a closer look at the Global Fund’s progress to date in fighting these three diseases:

HIV

• 2.5 million on antiretroviral therapy,
• 790,000 HIV-positive pregnant women provided with treatment to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV,
• 4.5 million basic care and support services provided to orphans and children made vulnerable by AIDS,
• 105 million HIV counseling and testing sessions conducted.

Tuberculosis

• 6 million provided with treatment for active TB,
• 1.8 million TB/HIV services provided.

Malaria

• 104 million insecticide-treated nets distributed,
• Indoor residual spraying in dwellings more than 19 million times,
• Treatment for 108 million cases of malaria.

Importantly, more progress is on the way. Financing approved by the Global Fund in the last two rounds (rounds 8 and 9) will reach countries in 2010 and 2011 and deliver with it a significant boost to health outcomes.

The Global Fund projects that if the current scale-up of health investments for these diseases continues or is ideally accelerated, impressive achievements are possible. Executive Director of the Global Fund observed, “A world where no children are born with HIV is truly possible by 2015.” Additionally, the Global Fund predicts that with continued momentum, malaria can be eliminated as a public health problem in most endemic countries and multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) can be contained.

ONE released a press statement earlier today, highlighting how the Global Fund’s report demonstrates that U.S. investments fighting HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria and child mortality are working.

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