Joe Biden Hosts global Fund Conference

The White House announced Sunday that President Joe Biden will host the Global Fund’s Seventh Replenishment Conference on September 19, 2022 in New York City.In a statement the White House explained that the United States is one of the founding contributors and the largest individual donor to the Global Fund. having contributed nearly $20 billion since 2002.Seventh Global Fund Replenishment Conference The Seventh Global Fund Replenishment Conference will bring together governments, civil society and the private sector to take action in the fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. The Investment Case of the Global Fund’s Seventh Replenishment calls for at least $18 billion from donors to help low- and middle-income countries get back on track to end HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria as public health threats by 2030 given the devastating impact of COVID-19. President Biden’s budget for fiscal year 2023 includes a $2 billion request for the Global Fund that purports to be the first part of a total three-year US$6 billion commitment to the Seventh Replenishment, to save lives and continue the fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) is a unique funding mechanism that builds on a dynamic partnership between governments, the private sector and civil society to fight HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria in ways that contribute to strengthening health systems. Over the past 20 years, the Global Fund has invested more than $53 billion, saving 44 million lives and reducing the combined death rate from HIV, tuberculosis and malaria by more than half in the low- and middle-income countries where the Global Fund invests. The Global Fund raises funds before each three-year grant cycle at replenishment conferences when donors formally pledge their intended contributions. The Seventh Replenishment Conference will raise funds to be used in the 2023-2025 grant cycle.The Global Fund rose to the challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic and mounted a rapid and innovative response to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on HIV, TB and malaria programs, and to fill urgent response gaps in community health systems. Through its COVID-19 Response Mechanism (C19RM), the Global Fund is the primary channel for providing grants to low- and middle-income countries for testing, treatments (including medical oxygen and new therapies), personal protective equipment, and other elements critical for health systems to respond to COVID-19. Read: In 2021, Congress provided $3500 million in excess of regular appropriations for a U.S. contribution to the Global Fund for COVID-19-related needs, as part of the country’s broader response to the pandemic. Wife and grandchildren of the mayor of Tacámbaro are missing, his daughter and son-in-law are imprisoned in the US

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