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The Global Fund to Fight AIDS,
Tuberculosis, and Malaria aims to raise $15 billion from the US government for
disease prevention and treatment from 2014 to 2016. The Global Fund is a
multilateral organization primarily funded by the governments of the United
States, France, Britain, Germany, and Japan.
Mark Dybul, executive director of
the Global Fund, said US funding in combination with other funding could
prevent more than 1 million new HIV infections each year, treat 17 million TB
patients, and prevent “millions of new cases of malaria” in the 2014–2016
period. Medical innovations and improved implementation now make it possible to
control HIV, TB, and malaria, according to Dybul.
Global Health hopes to have $37
billion in domestic funding and $24 billion in external funding for the next
three years, but the organization actually will need $87 billion for the
2014–2016 time period. Dybul hopes fundraising will fill the deficit. Dybul
will present Global Health’s assessment of overall needs at a meeting of
national delegations in Brussels, Belgium, this week.
Newer funding models target highly
vulnerable populations and emphasize collaboration with national health
organizations. Dybul stated that many emerging economies prefer that the Global
Fund co-invest in projects with local government and then transfer projects to
local authorities.
The Friends of AIDS Foundation is
dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for HIV positive individuals and
empowering people to make healthy choices to prevent the spread of the HIV
virus. To learn more about The Friends of AIDS Foundation, please visit: http://www.friendsofaids.org.
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