The Global Fund and Africa CDC Join Forces for Stronger, Self-Reliant Health Systems
GENEVA – The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) is intensifying its collaboration with regional partners to drive impact and support countries on their path toward self-reliance.
Today, this approach was highlighted with the signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), in the margins of the World Health Assembly.
As global health financing evolves and resources become more constrained, the Global Fund is adapting its strategy to ensure investments are targeted where needs are greatest. This includes prioritizing the poorest, highest-burden countries, reinforcing sustainability and supporting predictable, nationally led transitions away from external financing. The partnership with Africa CDC reflects this shift toward deeper regional leadership and more unified health systems.
“This partnership is an important step toward Africa’s health sovereignty,” said Dr. Jean Kaseya, Director-General of Africa CDC. “Together, we are helping build a safer, stronger and more self-reliant Africa.”
“This collaboration reflects how we are evolving our partnerships – supporting national and regional leadership while strengthening the systems, workforce and supply chains needed to save lives and sustain progress,” said Peter Sands, Executive Director of the Global Fund.
A Partnership to Strengthen Health Systems and Advance Self-Reliance
Under the MoU, the two institutions will work together to:
- Expand integrated service delivery, community health workforce capacity, laboratory systems, surveillance and digital health tools.
- Strengthen regional procurement, manufacturing and supply chain capabilities, including support for the African Pooled Procurement Mechanism, to advance collaborative procurement approaches that improve access, supply resilience and sustainable health markets across Africa.
- Advance domestic financing, public financial management systems and sustainable transition pathways.
- Support African leadership in shaping global health security and equitable access to health technologies.
A Shared Vision for a Healthy and Resilient Africa
This collaboration builds on long‑standing commitments to country leadership and integrated health systems, while strengthening how these principles are translated into coordinated action. As the Global Fund prepares for its next grant cycle, this shared approach will guide how resources are deployed: prioritizing the highest‑burden settings, supporting predictable transitions and ensuring investments strengthen national systems and leadership for long-term impact.
Together, the Global Fund and Africa CDC aim to accelerate progress toward ending AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria by 2030 while contributing to stronger, sustainable and more self-reliant health systems across the continent.