The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
The Global Fund for HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) is an international health-financing mechanism, which is committed to accelerating the reduction in morbidity and mortality caused by HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria. Since its inception in 2002, the GFATM has committed $7.1 billion to over 136 countries through approximately 450 grants. The Global Fund is responsible for an estimated 20 percent of all international funding in support of efforts to combat HIV/AIDS, and approximately two-thirds of global funding for programmes against TB and Malaria. As a partnership between governments, civil society, the private sector and affected communities, the Global Fund represents an innovative approach to international health financing. There are ‘natural’ synergies between the HIV, TB and malaria components. All three programmes respond to the health needs of the poorest and most vulnerable populations in the country and synergistically reduce the burden of disease and poverty in these populations. In Karnataka, KHPT implements the Community Care Centres in partnership with various NGOs and FBOs. |
