# Gates Foundation

##### A key partner of the Global Fund for financing, governance and advocacy

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Total contribution

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Current pledge (2023-2025)

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Partner since

2002

The Gates Foundation is a key partner of the Global Fund, providing cash contributions, actively participating on its board and committees, and supporting the Global Fund’s advocacy, communications and fundraising efforts.

The Gates Foundation pledged US$912 million for the Eighth Replenishment. The Gates Foundation’s pledge to the Global Fund is composed of two elements: a core pledge of US$912 million, and an additional set of program-specific pledges for initiatives in which the Gates Foundation co-invests alongside the Global Fund.

The Gates Foundation has contributed {{0:C:USD:B}} to the Global Fund to date, and pledged {{2023-2025:P:USD:M}} for the Global Fund’s Seventh Replenishment, covering 2023-2025.

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Bill Gates and Sue Desmond-Hellmann visit the Magbonini Insecticide Trial Field Site, near Arusha in Tanzania in July 2014. Photo: Gates Foundation / Samantha Reinders

The Gates Foundation has funded many of the Friends of the Global Fund organizations as well as advocacy partners in both developing and developed countries. The foundation provided support to develop and launch initiatives like Debt2Health and (PRODUCT)RED. The foundation has also funded special initiatives in the health supply chain related to the Global Fund.

The Gates Foundation and other foundations are represented on the Global Fund Board through the private foundations delegation.

“The Global Fund will go down in history as one of humanity’s biggest achievements. It’s also one of the kindest things people have ever done for each other. The Global Fund’s track record proves it is an excellent investment for our global health dollars. Its work is critical to achieving the goal of ending AIDS, TB and malaria, and making our world a more equitable place for people everywhere.” 
Bill Gates, Gates Foundation Chair

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