The Global Fund mobilizes and invests more than US$4 billion a year to support programs around the world that accelerate the end of AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria as epidemics. Our partnership raises and disburses funds in three overlapping timelines...
Elhadj Diop became a malaria crusader in Senegal after the heartbreaking death of his daughter Ami nearly 20 years ago. “Ami’s death was a very difficult situation, because we didn’t know about this disease at that time. But it was at that moment I s...
Olga Aniskevich of Belarus was blindsided by a diagnosis of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. But the disease helped her figure out what’s most important in her life. “I feel happy when I create beauty and share it with others. I feel I have a missio...
Martha Clara Nakato was 14 years old when she learned she had been born with HIV. At first gripped by fear, she fought to overcome the misconceptions in her community. Today she is an advocate for young people living with HIV. “I believe that my stor...
Dr. Zolelwa Sifumba of South Africa tells the story of her fight to beat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. “TB is seen to be a dirty disease that can only infect a certain kind of person. But the truth is that anyone can get TB. The only thing that m...
AIDS, TB and malaria were in retreat, but today they are fighting back. We know the terrible strength of these diseases, and they are starting to gain ground. We have come too far to let this happen. This year we decide – to save 16 million lives, to...
Peter Sands was named the Global Fund’s next executive director in November. “If we work together to mobilize funds, build strong health systems and establish effective community responses we will be able to end epidemics, promote prosperity and incr...