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\u201cWhen I first mooted the idea of the Global Fund, people said I was dreaming\u2026 I love dreams. It always starts with a dream.\u201d
 - Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General of the United Nations<\/span><\/p><\/div>\"\"<\/div>\n\n\n

The year is 2000. The deadly epidemics of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), tuberculosis (TB), and malaria appear unstoppable. In many countries, HIV (the infection that causes the disease called AIDS) is devastating an entire generation, leaving countless orphans<\/a> and shattered communities. Malaria is killing young children and pregnant women unable to protect themselves from mosquitoes or access lifesaving medicine. TB is unfairly afflicting people living in poverty, as it has for millennia. Despite the fact that these infectious diseases are all treatable, the global response is fragmented, underfunded, and failing those who need it most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

enter the Global Fund<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This same year, global leaders gathered at what was then the G8 Summit to discuss some of the world\u2019s most pressing issues. On the docket: addressing the deadliest epidemics confronting humanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leaders, including Canada, used this forum to think big about what the world needed. They envisioned a global response that matched the scale of these epidemics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Out of this vision came the idea for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria<\/a>. This new global health initiative was officially endorsed at the G8 Summit the following year and established in 2002. It was a landmark moment<\/strong>, with governments, civil society, and the private sector coming together to launch a new kind of partnership: one that put country leadership and community voices<\/a> at the centre of the fight to save lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ask:<\/strong> With rising global health threats and widening inequalities, we urge Canada to continue to champion the Global Fund and build on our current level of strong support ($1.21 billion over 3 years) to help #WinTheFight against AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

the Global Fund today: success and threat<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

More than two decades later, the Global Fund has become one of the world\u2019s most effective global health initiatives. The partnership has saved 65 million lives<\/a> and reduced the combined death rate from HIV, TB, and malaria by 61% in countries where it operates. These numbers are a testament to what is possible when the world comes together to prioritize health equity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet today, that legacy \u2013 and the progress it made possible \u2013 is under threat.<\/strong> As countries cut international assistance, decades of hard-won gains hang in the balance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These funding shortfalls are worsened by compounding challenges:<\/p>\n\n\n\n