Global Fund Warmly Welcomes Australia’s Pledge to the Eighth Replenishment
27 August 2025
CANBERRA – The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) warmly welcomes Australia’s early pledge of AUD 266 million to the Eighth Replenishment, reinforcing Australia’s commitment to ending the three epidemics as public health threats and strengthening global health security.
Minister for International Development Dr Anne Aly announced the pledge today in Canberra, marking a significant step in advancing Australia’s leadership in regional and global health security.
Minister Aly said: “Australia is backing the Global Fund as a key partner in the fight against infectious disease in the Pacific and Southeast Asia. By investing in disease treatment and prevention, we're helping to build stronger and more inclusive health systems across our region.”
“We welcome Australia’s valuable contribution,” said Lady Roslyn Morauta, Chair of the Board of the Global Fund. “This pledge sends a powerful signal of regional leadership and shared responsibility in the fight against HIV, TB and malaria, and in building stronger, more resilient health systems that can stand new challenges. Together, we are building a future where these diseases no longer threaten communities.”
With this contribution, Australia becomes the sixth donor to announce an early pledge to the Global Fund’s Eighth Replenishment, joining Norway, Spain, Luxembourg, the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, and Takeda. Together, these commitments underscore growing momentum and a global determination to save lives and defeat the world’s deadliest infectious diseases.
Australia, a Global Health Leader
Australia’s renewed support to the Global Fund reflects its long-standing leadership in global health and deep commitment to improving health equity. It also reaffirms Australia’s focus on promoting human rights, driving gender equality and ensuring equitable access to biomedical innovations for those who need them most.
With support from Australia and other partners, the Global Fund partnership has saved 65 million lives and reduced the combined death rate from AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria by 63% in two decades.
A Stronger, Safer Indo-Pacific
The Indo-Pacific is at the heart of Australia’s global health efforts. Since 2002, the Global Fund partnership has invested over US$13.1 billion in the Indo-Pacific region, saving an estimated 26.5 million lives [ download in English ] , including 213,000 lives in the Pacific.
While progress has been substantial, significant challenges remain. The Indo-Pacific bears the world’s highest TB burden and accounted for nearly 25% of all new HIV infections in 2024. A recent HIV outbreak in Fiji underscores the region’s vulnerability and the importance of continued vigilance. Yet there are also powerful success stories: Timor-Leste has just been certified as malaria-free by the World Health Organization, and countries in the Greater Mekong [ download in English ] subregion – including Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Thailand and Viet Nam – have made major progress toward eliminating the disease.
Through its investment in the Global Fund, Australia is also helping countries in the Indo-Pacific to build more resilient and inclusive health and community systems, which are vital for responding to existing epidemics and for ensuring regional health security and pandemic preparedness.
The Global Fund’s Eighth Replenishment
The Global Fund’s Eighth Replenishment campaign was launched in February 2025 under the leadership of co-hosts the Republic of South Africa and the United Kingdom.
A fully funded Global Fund could help save up to 23 million lives and reduce mortality from AIDS, TB and malaria by 64% compared to 2023 levels while building stronger health and community systems to fight new outbreaks and pandemics.