ADDIS ABABA – French Embassy in Ethiopia and to the Africa Union hosted an advocacy event on 16 September 2019 ahead of the 6th Global Fund Replenishment Conference (Lyon, 9-10 October 2019).
Participants, including Dr. Lia Tadesse, State Minister, Federal Ministry of Health of Ethiopia, Ambassador Frédéric Bontems (French Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Ethiopia, Representative to the African Union), Dr. Djoudalbaye Benjamin from the African Union Commission, representatives of the Global Fund and representatives of Ethiopian civil society organizations, called for an increase in contributions to the Global Fund in order to accelerate the fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.
They committed to work together towards the achievement of Global Fund goals, including through improved domestic resource mobilization and more involvement from civil society organizations.
A visit of Addis Ababa St. Peter’s Specialized Hospital Tuberculosis (TB) department, that highlighted the results achieved thanks to Global Fund support, and a workshop with civil society organizations in the health sector, were also organized on the same day.
The Global Fund Replenishment Conference
The Global Fund is calling on the world to step up the fight against HIV, TB and malaria. We are just days away from a crucial moment in the fight against the diseases. In October 2019, President Macron will host the Global Fund’s Sixth Replenishment Conference in Lyon. This Replenishment seeks to raise at least US$14 billion to help save 16 million lives, avert 234 million infections and help the world get back on track to end these diseases. Of the at least US$14 billion, the Global Fund is calling on the private sector to mobilize at least US$1 billion to step up the fight.
US$14 billion for the Global Fund would…
- Help get the world back on track to end HIV,
tuberculosis and malaria:
- Save 16 million lives between 2021 and 2023, reducing the mortality rate by 52 percent across the three diseases by 2023, relative to 2017 levels.
- Reduce the death toll across the three diseases to 1.3 million in 2023, down from 2.5 million in 2017, and from 4.1 million in 2005.
- Avert 234 million infections or cases reducing the incidence rate by 42 percent across the three diseases by 2023, relative to 2017 levels.
- Accelerate progress toward SDG 3 and universal
health coverage:
- Strengthen health care systems through directly investing approximately US$4 billion to build capacities such as diagnostic tools, surveillance systems, supply chain management and training for health care workers, and accelerating the shift toward patient-centered, differentiated models of care.
- Reinforce health security by helping build more resilient health systems, with stronger surveillance, diagnostic and emergency response capabilities, and by directly tackling key threats to global health security, such as multidrug-resistant TB.
- Yield a return on investment of 1:19 with every dollar invested resulting in US$19 in health gains and economic returns, further contributing to the achievement of the overall SDG agenda.
- Spur domestic investment of US$46 billion toward ending the three diseases and strengthening health systems through co-financing requirements, and technical assistance on health financing.
- Tackle inequities in health including gender- and human rights-related barriers to access, by working with partners, including civil society and affected communities, to build more inclusive health systems that leave no one behind.
With a Sixth Replenishment of at least US$14 billion for the three-year cycle beginning in 2020, the Global Fund would contribute to achieving these results alongside sustained levels of other external funding scaled-up domestic financing, and more innovation, collaboration and rigorous execution.
Source: France in Ethiopia & The Global Fund