Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB & Malaria

The logic is simple enough: a global pandemic needs a global response. But so far, Washington has failed to deliver on its role in the world. First the Administration put a dangerous freeze on funding for the World Health Organization. Now the latest $3 trillion package passed by the House has zero international pandemic funding, and the Senate has put its next bill on hold.

White House budget request tries to put health, nutrition, and education on the chopping block.

This week both the House and Senate passed bipartisan resolutions backing the U.S. commitment to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

Yesterday afternoon, a bipartisan congressional delegation reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, announcing their intent to invest $4.68 billion over the next three years.

As world leaders come together later this year to make new commitments to the Global Fund, it’s no time for retreat.

Each year on the first of December, World AIDS Day, a red ribbon hangs on the North Portico of the White House to commemorate the 35 million people who have lost their lives to the disease. This year, advocates and public health experts will be hoping the country continues not just that symbolical gesture, but the U.S. commitment to investing in the continued fight against AIDS worldwide.

When world leaders came together in September, they committed the resources to put the Global Fund on track to fund its plan to help save 8 million more lives and prevent 300 million new infections by 2020. Answering the call of advocates across the country, the U.S. government made a matching pledge of up to $4.3 billion, committing to invest $1 for every $2 from other donors.

The Obama administration announced yesterday that the U.S. is committing up to $4.3 billion through 2019 to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

The infectious disease that claims the most lives in the world today doesn’t make headlines. It’s a stealth killer that’s been around for thousands of years but still makes nearly 10 million people sick annually. It also happens to be a major cause and consequence of global poverty.

Every year, Congress decides how to spend the money in the U.S. federal budget. RESULTS urges our lawmakers to support issues that build the foundation to end poverty – health, education, and economic opportunity. These are memos you can use to make FY21 requests of your members of Congress.

Guest Speaker: Dr. Sundari Mase, MDR-/XDR-TB Expert and TB Consultant

Join the webinar via Zoom on Nov. 9 at 2 pm ET or dial (669) 900-6833 or (929) 436-2866, meeting ID 510407386

November 2019 Webinar Recording with Audio Transcript

November 2019 Webinar Slides (PDF)

November 2019 Webinar Slides (PPT)

Guest Speaker: Peter Sands, Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria

Join the webinar via Zoom on Oct. 12 at 2 pm ET or dial (669) 900-6833 or (929) 436-2866, meeting ID 510407386

October 2019 Webinar & Transcript

October 2019 Webinar Slides (PDF)

October 2019 Webinar Slides (PPT)

Guest Speakers:

• Dr. Carol Sibley, Malaria expert
• Liz Clerkin, RESULTS Cleveland Group Leader
• Shakila Enayatzade, RESULTS Northern VA

September 2019 Webinar Recording & Transcript

September 2019 Webinar Slides (PDF)

September 2019 Webinar Slides (PPT)

Find all the resources, forms, and info you need for the 2019 RESULTS International Conference here.