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World Leaders Pledge Over U.S.$14 Billion To Fight Malaria

The Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria has announced at its seventh Replenishment Conference hosted in New York by U.S. President Joe Biden, that it raised a total of U.S.$14.25 billion, with more pledges expected over the next few weeks.

The RBM Partnership thanked all donors and governments for recognising the gravity of the situation and substantially stepping up their pledges, celebrated significantly increased contributions from a number of malaria endemic countries, and welcomed commitments from those pledging for the first time.

However, the investments announced today fall short of the Global Fund's U.S.$18 billion target for its next three-year funding cycle, putting at risk the aim of securing enough investment to save 20 million more lives from malaria, HIV and tuberculosis. The Global Fund has estimated that a fully replenished Global Fund would reduce malaria cases by 66%, from 239 million in 2020 to 81 million in 2026.

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