January 29, 2021

Global Fund's $5B Ask For COVID-19 Response Still Lacking Funds-Devex

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria made an appeal in August for an additional $5 billion to continue supporting countries in its response to the coronavirus. But after more than five months, only $259 million — or about 5% of that ask — has been filled to date. Part of the challenge is that the global health financing framework is not built to address a crisis with the magnitude of COVID-19, according to Francoise Vanni, director of external relations and communications at the Global Fund. The $5 billion ask is on top of usual commitments or investment plans made by countries for global health, including for the Global Fund, which also needs to make sure that donors honor their commitments to the fund’s core programs from its sixth replenishment in 2019. Devex, 01/29/2021