Source: theglobalfund.org

The Global Fund has deployed nearly US$1 billion to fight COVID-19 and mitigate the impact on HIV, TB and malaria in more than 100 countries*, using redeployed internal funds and contributions from donors including Canada, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Norway and the FIFA Foundation. The COVID-19 Response Mechanism (C19RM) is the mechanism through which the Global Fund supports low- and middle-income countries to respond to the pandemic, as well as the mechanism through which we contribute to the targets of the ACT-Accelerator –the global collaboration to ensure the accelerated development and equitable deployment of tools to fight COVID-19.

Germany provided an additional contribution of €140 million to support Global Fund’s efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in low- and middle-income countries and mitigate the impact on HIV, tuberculosis and malaria programs. This allocation is part of the €1.5 billion commitment announced by Germany at the G7 leaders virtual meeting in February to support the work of the ACT-Accelerator.

A new Global Fund report showed massive disruption to health care caused by COVID1-19 in Africa and Asia. Stop TB Partnership released new data detailing how 12 months of COVID-19 has eliminated 12 years of progress in the global fight against TB. The World Bank together with governments, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the Global Fund, UNICEF and the WHO reported gaps in low- and middle-income countries’ readiness to deploy COVID-19 vaccines, highlighting the importance of strengthening health systems. Africa CDC published a study of COVID-19 vaccine perceptions in 15 African countries. In the April 2021 World Economic Outlook, the International Monetary Fund examined the possible persistent damage that may occur from the COVID-19 recession.

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