The Global Fund

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About Global Fund:

The Global Fund is a worldwide movement to defeat HIV, TB and malaria and ensure a healthier, safer, more equitable future for all.
It was set up in 2002.
Partners of this initiative: Governments, civil society, health workers and the private sector.
Funding:
- It raises funds on a three-year cycle, bringing longer term predictability in the fight against AIDS, TB and malaria
- The funding primarily comes from the public sector, with 92% of total funding coming from donor governments. The remaining funding comes from the private sector, foundations and innovative financing initiatives.
India joined the Global Fund as a donor in 2006 and pledged US$25 million for the Global Fund’s Seventh Replenishment, covering 2023-2025.

Key facts about recent agreement

It would make it possible to provide the advanced pill known as TLD for under $45 per person per year.
The three-in-one pill bands together the drugs tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, lamivudine and dolutegravir.
The World Health Organization has recommended it as the preferred first-line HIV treatment for adults and adolescents, since it rapidly suppresses the virus that causes AIDS.

What is HIV?

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is an infection that attacks the body’s immune system.
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is the most advanced stage of the disease.
HIV targets the body’s white blood cells, weakening the immune system.
This makes it easier to get sick with diseases like tuberculosis, infections and some cancers.
It is spread from the body fluids of an infected person, including blood, breast milk, semen and vaginal fluids.
It can be treated and prevented with antiretroviral therapy (ART).

Q1) What is Malaria?

Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease caused by the Plasmodium parasite. It is a significant global health concern, particularly in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Malaria is transmitted to humans through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes.

Source: Global Fund secures deal to slash HIV treatment price