Global Fund Report Highlights Major Strides Against HIV, TB and Malaria, Lowered Prices for Essential Medicines

19 September 2024

GENEVA, 19 September 2024 – Investments in the fight against HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria have saved a total of 65 million lives and cut the combined death rate from the three diseases by 61% since 2002, according to a new report by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

“Those are not mere numbers,” said Peter Sands, Executive Director of the Global Fund. “Each of the 65 million lives saved by our partnership is a family member, a friend, a neighbor, a teacher, a worker. Every life saved, and every infection averted, has a multiplier effect across families, communities and entire nations.”

Over the last two decades, the impact achieved by the Global Fund partnership has led to dramatic improvements in life expectancy: Global inequality in life expectancy across countries declined by one-third between 2002 and 2019. Half of this decline is due to reduced mortality from AIDS, TB and malaria.

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Source: Global Fund