Germany Pledges €800 Million to Global Fund
The Global Fund/ Munich – The government of Germany announced today it will contribute €800 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria for the three-year period beginning in 2017, a 33 percent increase over its previous pledge in 2013 and a demonstration of tremendous leadership in global health.
The announcement, made by Dr. Gerd Müller, Germany’s Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development, came on the eve of the Global Fund’s Fifth Replenishment Conference on 16-17 September in Montreal, Canada, where world leaders and decision-makers will gather to set funding to end the epidemics and build resilient and sustainable systems for health.
Norbert Hauser, Chair of the Global Fund’s Board, praised Germany’s strong commitment to global health and its confidence in the Global Fund as an effective partnership for delivering results and excellent value for money.