UK pledges £1.4B to Global Fund, boosting advocates' spirits
Devex - "The United Kingdom pledged £1.4 billion ($1.8 billion) to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria on Friday, with advocates hoping the commitment will encourage other donors to give generously as the fund chases a $14 billion replenishment to support its work over the next three years.
Prime Minister Theresa May made the announcement — a 16% increase on the U.K.’s last contribution in 2016 — at the G-20 summit in Japan. She also urged other international leaders to up their contributions to the fund, which was founded in 2002 to tackle three of the world’s deadliest epidemics." (Photo:
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