New Results from the Global Fund and PEPFAR
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) recently announced impressive new results on their impact in fighting disease around the world.
Since its creation in 2002, the Global Fund has supported:
- 2.5 million people on antiretroviral treatment for AIDS
- Detection and treatment of 6 million cases of infectious tuberculosis
- Distribution of 104 million bed nets to protect families from malaria
Since its launch in 2003, PEPFAR has supported:
- Life-saving antiretroviral treatment for over 2.4 million people.
- Direct care for nearly 11 million people affected by HIV/AIDS, including 3.6 million orphans and vulnerable children.
- Prevention of mother-to-child transmission programs that allowed nearly 340,000 babies of HIV-positive mothers to be born HIV-free.
Please note that there is overlap in these numbers due to concurrent efforts on the part of these mechanisms (e.g., the total number of those on antiretroviral treatment for AIDS is not 2.5 million plus 2.4 million), and we will not know the new global total for a couple months.
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I have heard that, for the first time, PEPFAR/GAP is working in conjunction with WHO and other organizations, to greatly reduce an overlap in their efforts to combat AIDS/HIV instead of working separately. I don’t know why it has taken so long for this to happen but it seems this will greatly reduce unnecessary waste of government funding. If this is true, it’s a win-win situation for all involved.