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Continued Support for Global Fund Crucial in Tackling AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria

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Yvette Cooper, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, emphasized the importance of continued support for the Global Fund at a London event ahead of the Global Fund's 8th Replenishment Pledging Summit. The UK and South Africa will host the final summit in Johannesburg in November. Since the Global Fund's inception in 2002, it has saved 70 million lives and reduced mortality rates for the diseases it tackles by 63%. The private sector has been instrumental, investing $5.2 billion and developing new treatments. British businesses are at the forefront of developing treatments and tools that can save lives.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Global Fund has saved 70 million lives since 2002, with a 63% reduction in mortality rates for the diseases it tackles.
  • The private sector has invested $5.2 billion in the Global Fund and developed new treatments, improving access to care and driving down costs.
  • British businesses are leading the development of treatments and tools that can save lives, with ViiV Healthcare and GlaxoSmithKline acknowledged for their contributions to HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis research.
  • Over 25 million people living with HIV globally are on anti-retroviral medicines, reaching 130 low- and middle-income countries.
  • The Global Fund's work is far from over, with 14 million children having lost one or both parents to AIDS-related causes, and TB remaining the world's deadliest infectious disease.
  • Pledges have been made by Germany, the Gates Foundation, Norway, Australia, Spain, Switzerland, RED, CIFF, Denmark, Luxembourg, Goodbye Malaria, Johnson and Johnson, Takeda Pharmaceutical, and Portugal, with over $1.1 billion pledged at the recent UN General Assembly.

Statistics:

  • 70 million lives have been saved since 2002
  • 63% reduction in mortality rates for the diseases tackled by the Global Fund
  • $5.2 billion invested by the private sector in the Global Fund
  • Over 25 million people living with HIV are on anti-retroviral medicines
  • 14 million children have lost one or both parents to AIDS-related causes
  • Over $1.1 billion pledged at the recent UN General Assembly
  • The Global Fund will hold its final pledging event on 21 November in Johannesburg

Sources:

  • UK Government: The Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
  • Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
  • The Global Fund
  • Transcript of the speech delivered on 20 October 2025.

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