The Netherlands Reaffirms Commitment to Global Health
19 November 2025
GENEVA – The Government of the Netherlands is pledging €195.2 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria for the period 2026–2029. This pledge is a re-affirmation of the Netherlands’ strong commitment to global health and multilateral cooperation.
“At a time when the world faces converging health threats, sustained investment in the fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria is not just lifesaving; it’s essential to building resilient, equitable health systems,” said Peter Sands, Executive Director of the Global Fund. “We are deeply grateful for the Netherlands’ continued leadership and example.”
“With this contribution, the Netherlands reaffirms its enduring commitment to the Global Fund,” says Aukje de Vries, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development. The Fund plays a critical role in ensuring that effective and innovative health solutions reach everyone who needs them, including people in vulnerable circumstances. Access for all must remain at the heart of its mission.”
The Netherlands: A Committed Partner in Global Health
The Netherlands’ renewed pledge reflects its longstanding commitment to fight HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria and cross-border health threats more generally. In line with the Dutch Global Health Strategy, this pledge will enable the Global Fund to continue supporting country-led efforts to strengthen health systems and make essential primary health care services accessible to all. The renewed pledge signals the Netherlands’ confidence that the Global Fund will help shape a more coherent and efficient global health architecture that prioritizes country leadership, sustains progress and, over time, reduces dependence on external donor resources.
With support from the Netherlands and other partners, the Global Fund partnership has saved 70 million lives and reduced the combined death rate from AIDS, TB and malaria by 63% over the last two decades.
The Global Fund’s Eighth Replenishment
With this contribution, the Netherlands joins Australia, Denmark, Germany, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, Switzerland, Spain, Uganda, the United Kingdom - as well as several private sector partners - who have made early commitments to the Global Fund’s Eighth Replenishment. As the sixth EU Member State to step forward, the Netherlands’ pledge reinforces a growing trend of European donors to defeat the world’s deadliest infectious diseases. 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. The Replenishment Summit will take place on 21 November in the margins of the G20 in Johannesburg.
Early pledges are critical to building confidence and encouraging other donors to step forward. They help catalyze additional commitments and ensure the Global Fund can plan effectively to deliver maximum impact.
With a successful Replenishment, the Global Fund partnership could help save up to 23 million lives between 2027 and 2029, and reduce the mortality rate from AIDS, TB and malaria by 64% by 2029, compared to 2023 levels - while strengthening health and community systems to fight new outbreaks and accelerate pathways to self-reliance.