On February 18, 2025, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria officially launched its Eighth Replenishment cycle. During the new three-year period (2027–2029), the organization aims to raise $18 billion to continue supporting programs worldwide. These funds will help save 23 million lives and bring us closer to achieving the Sustainable Development Goal of ending AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.
Vitaly Djuma, Executive Director of ECOM, spoke at the launch of the campaign on behalf of the three civil society delegations to the Global Fund Board — the Communities, Developed Country NGO and Developing Country NGO Delegations. In his speech, he emphasized the importance of collective efforts and investments in health:
“We have made great progress. Now is the time to finish what we started together. History will judge us — not by what we promised, but by what we delivered.”
The launch of the new replenishment cycle is taking place when there is uncertainty in global health financing. Following the suspension of international support from the United States, many programs have been put at risk. In this context, Global Fund financing remains a key mechanism that has already saved 65 million lives and helped reduce mortality from AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria by 63%.
The eighth replenishment of the Global Fund is an opportunity to take bold steps to ensure that future generations live in a world free of the most deadly infectious diseases.
