Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Geneva)

Tanzania: Achieving Universal Access By 2015 in Tanzania

9 December 2012

During World AIDS Day celebrations in Lindi, Tanzania, the Global Fund and the government signed an agreement that will allow Tanzania to scale up ARV treatment services, in order to have more than 660,000 people on treatment by 2015.

The grant will also allow Tanzania to reach 96% of pregnant women with testing and counselling by 2015.

During the ceremony, President Kikwete said: "With this Global Fund grant, the country will be able to cover all people living with HIV. The Government is also in process of creating the AIDS Trust Fund. We thank the Global Fund for enabling the country to access ARVs, HIV test kits and reagents for the next 3 years. US$ 308 additional millions is a significant amount and this shows that the Global Fund recognizes the efforts undertaken by Tanzania to address the HIV."

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