WASHINGTON \u2014 The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has saved 27 million lives in its 16 years of operation. That\u2019s the headline from a new report that shows the effectiveness of the Global Fund and the danger of complacency in the fight against preventable diseases. World leaders will gather in Lyon, France, in October 2019 to replenish the Fund through 2022. The ONE Campaign, the global policy and advocacy organization co-founded by U2 lead singer, Bono, issued the following reaction to the new report.<\/p>\n
Jenny Ottenhoff, director of global health policy at The ONE Campaign, said:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cSmart, effective investments by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria have saved 27 million lives, and given hope to tens of millions more. The Global Fund is the world\u2019s largest international funder for treatment and prevention for TB and malaria, and the second-largest international funder of treatment and prevention for HIV\/AIDS, the Global Fund is one of the most innovative, accountable, and efficient health organizations on the planet. This report affirms the Fund\u2019s unique value to the world\u2019s health and the importance of its successful replenishment in France next year.<\/p>\n \u201cOur progress against the AIDS epidemic, in particular, is both remarkable and fragile. Incredible results in the fight against HIV\/AIDS has created a false sense of security about an epidemic that still claims more than 2,500 lives every day. The fact is: AIDS is still a crisis, and we need the Global Fund now more than ever.<\/p>\n \u201cSecretary Pompeo should ensure that the administration\u2019s budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2020 is consistent with President\u00a0Trump\u2019s campaign commitment to support the Global Fund\u00a0and\u00a0at least\u00a0maintains the United States\u2019\u00a0current level of\u00a0investments in\u00a0the Fund. The United States currently contributes $1 for every $2 contributed by other governments, foundations, and the private sector. This\u00a0steadfast commitment has been leveraged to incentivize billions of dollars in investments from others. Requesting full funding for the Global Fund in the President\u2019s budget will send a strong signal and ensure that other countries do their share.\u201d<\/p>\n In 2017, countries and regions where the Global Fund invests achieved the following major results:<\/p>\n The ONE Campaign is a non-partisan policy and advocacy organization of more than 9 million people around the world taking action to end extreme poverty and preventable disease, particularly in Africa.<\/p>\n The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has saved 27 million lives in its 16 years of operation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"163035,162936,162761,162734,161617,161618","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"contributor":[],"class_list":["post-141339","one_press","type-one_press","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n