MSF response to the outcome of the replenishment meeting of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria
Médecins Sans Frontières - "The Global Fund closed its fifth Replenishment Conference with over USD 12.9 billion pledged, out of its funding target of USD 13 billion requested of donors.
(...) The Global Fund has reason to celebrate an increase in donor contributions, however, the success of the Replenishment conference should be balanced by the reality of who is at risk of being left behind.
The truth of the matter is that the Global Fund lowered its ambitions and set the funding target at what it would be able to raise from donor countries, rather than what it requires to bridge the yawning gap in needs and to meet the challenges ahead in fighting the three killer diseases. The lower funding target is also aligned with the limitations the Global Fund has placed on how much funds some countries can receive and for which interventions." (Photo: United Nations Development Programme/flickr)