Investing €800 million in the Global Fund doesn’t just prevent and treat deadly diseases – it secures the future for up to 1.2 million people facing AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. That’s more than the entire population of Brussels. This is the impact of European action.

This is a call by: Friends of the Global Fund Europe, ONE Campaign, Alliance for Public Health, Global Health Advocates and Aidsfonds as part of a broader joint call endorsed by 330 organisations.

What’s the Global Fund?

It is a partnership created in 2002 that raises and invests money around the world to end three of the deadliest infectious diseases.

What has it achieved?

The Global Fund has saved 70 million lives – and with them, the futures of entire communities once torn apart by AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. More children are in school. More people are healthy enough to work. More communities can plan for tomorrow.

What’s the problem now?

At the most recent replenishment conference, the European Commission –  one of the founding members of the Global Fund – was not able yet to commit funding.

Every three years, the Global Fund partners to help keep its life-saving work going. This is one of those moments. But right now, less money is coming in. This means slower prevention, delayed treatment, and people left without care. And the impact doesn’t stop there. As COVID-19 showed, diseases know no borders. Investing in the countries most affected helps protect us all – including here in Europe.

What are we asking?

We are calling on the European Commission to commit €800 million to the Global Fund before the Fund’s next board meeting when decisions are made about support for countries.. This investment could help save up to 1.2 million lives –  the equivalent of the entire Brussels population. It could also unlock billions in economic returns, strengthen health systems, accelerate access to innovations,  improve preparedness for future outbreaks, maintain life-saving services in countries affected by war, advance human rights and gender equality, help communities adapt to climate change, support countries’ transition to self-reliance and so much more.

Europe can make this impact. Now is the moment to act, for a safer world for us all.